BRISBANE: Local officials said that 4 Australian military aircrews are missing following their chopper ditched in waters off the northeast coast while on a major military exercise with the US.
It's understood the helicopter was taking part in the joint Australia-US military operation, Exercise Talisman Sabre. https://t.co/x9LpMrFJzG
— ABC News (@abcnews) July 28, 2023
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles also confirmed the accident. The Minister said the MRH-90 Taipan went down late Friday night, and speaking about more than ten hours later. The country’s Defence minister said that the four crew members are still missing after the crash.
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After the crash, the Defence officials announced a pause in the major joint US-Australian military exercise as the search continues.
