MRH-90 Taipan Archives - CONTACT magazine

A Royal Australian Navy sailor on the bridge of HMAS Brisbane keeps watch during search operations for the crashed MRH-90 in the vicinity of Lindeman Island during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Hannah Linsley.

Defence report into MRH-90 helicopter crash complete

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1515 Views 0 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

The Defence Flight Safety Bureau (DFSB) has finalised its Aviation Safety Investigation Report into the accident on 28 July 2023,

An Australian Army MRH90 Taipan conducts reconnaissance in Victoria during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Photo by Captain Carolyn Barnett.

Australian Army News

‘Bury the b@$€@rds’ – government’s plan for MRH-90 Taipan helicopters

18/01/202418/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3130 Views 8 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

THE HON PAT CONROY MP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY FILE PHOTO: An Australian Army MRH90 Taipan during Op Flood Assist

An Army MRH-90 Taipan lands in Fitzroy Crossing, in Western Australia's Kimberley region, where flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has isolated communities. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Australian Army News

MRH-90 helicopter fleet permanently grounded

29/09/202329/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5670 Views 15 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

Minister for Defence Richard Marles today announced that the Army’s MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet will not return to flying operations

Defence Flight Safety Bureau safety investigator flight data recovery specialist Justin Galbraith (right) and an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigator prepare the recovered MRH-90 Taipan voice and flight data recorder for transport at Whitsunday Islands (7 August 2023). Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

Australian Army News

Hope of finding crashed MRH-90 aircrew passes

19/08/202319/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4199 Views 5 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

As Defence continues the recovery operation of the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter that crashed near Lindeman Island, any hope of finding

ADF People Australian Army News

Messages from the families of lost MRH-90 aircrew

01/08/202301/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3744 Views 1 Comment MRH-90 Taipan

The following are officially released statements from the families of the aircrew lost in the MRH-90 crash in the Whitsundays

Sailors on the bridge wing HMAS Brisbane scan the horizon during search and rescue operations for an Australian Army MRH-90 helicopter that crashed during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 in the vicinity of Lindeman Island, Queensland. Photo by Leading Seaman Hannah Linsley.

Australian Army News

Crew missing in helicopter crash identified

30/07/202330/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5348 Views 8 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, MRH-90 Taipan

The crew of the MRH-90 helicopter that crashed near Lindeman Island on Friday night during Exercise Talisman Sabre have been

Australian Army Cadets from Darling Downs flew in from Toowoomba on an MRH-90 Taipan during the 'closed cadet open day viewing' before the Gallipoli Barracks open day. Story by Stacey Doyle. Photo by Lieutenant (AAC) Lauren Trevisani.

ADF People

Treat for cadets at Gallipoli Barracks open day

29/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1827 Views 0 Comments Air Force Cadets, Army Cadets, Gallipoli Barracks, MRH-90 Taipan

More than 300 Army and Air Force Cadets, accompanied by nearly 50 volunteer cadet staff, recently enjoyed a tour of

Photo of the ditched aircraft supported by flotation devices on a beach. From the orientation of the aircraft, CONTACT speculates the aircraft was towed here from deeper water – pointing to a tragedy narrowly averted, thanks to some classy piloting. Image borrowed from the Internet.

Australian Army News

Special Forces helicopter crash in Jervis Bay

23/03/202326/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5303 Views 4 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

An Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopter has ditched into the water in the vicinity of Jervis Bay, NSW during

Aircrewman Sergeant Damien Collison-Bryant stands in front of an MRH-90 Taipan at the Australian Army Aviation Training Centre, Swartz Barracks, Queensland. Story by Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Brad Richardson.

Australian Army News

Rooftop rescue enhances training

22/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2229 Views 0 Comments MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

Aircrewman Sergeant Damien Collison-Bryant puts lessons learnt from the Lismore floods disaster into practice in his role as an instructor

Soldiers and locals wade through the 2022 flood waters in Lismore, checking properties for stranded residents. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

Australian Army News

Soldiers commended for sacrifices in floods

17/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2082 Views 1 Comment 41st Battalion Royal New South Wales Regiment, Army Reserve, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2022

As record flooding reduced Lismore to a pile of housing debris and overturned cars, 40 kilometres north, a mother and

Members of C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, unload groceries off an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for the Yungngora people returning to their homes in Noonkanbah. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

Australian Army News Videos

Army choppers take evacuated residents home

27/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1799 Views 1 Comment CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

Two weeks after being evacuated from rising flood waters, residents of Noonkanbah in Western Australia were returned to their homes

Leading Seaman Teneille Francis is welcomed home by members of her family during a community day at Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. Story byLieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Sergeant David Said.

ADF People

Sailor returns home to help flood-hit town

22/01/202322/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1861 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

A Navy sailor has made a heart-warming return to her hometown of Fitzroy Crossing to help the community recover from

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ADF flies into flood-hit Fitzroy Crossing

12/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2456 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1, State Emergency Service (SES)

ADF aircraft have landed in Fitzroy Crossing, the town at the centre of severe flooding in the Kimberley region of

Army CH-47 Chinooks arrive in Broome to assist the Western Australian Government in supporting the ongoing flood emergency in the Kimberley region. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Choppers drop in to boost flood support

12/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1898 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, C-27J Spartan, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

Three Army MRH-90 Taipan and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters have landed in Broome, Western Australia, to support the ongoing flood

Members from Australian Army 5th Aviation Regiment prepare to depart RAAF Base Townsville to support flood recovery efforts in Western Australia. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Linda Bone.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force

Chopper crews proud to lend a hand in Western Australia

09/01/202315/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1950 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1, RAAF Townsville

Three MRH-90 Taipan, two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, their aircrews and a team of support personnel from the 5th Aviation Regiment

Australian Army and TNI Marines conduct an amphibious beach demonstration in Indonesia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Brent Moloney. All photos by Nadav Harel.

Asia Australian Army News Videos

Australian, Indonesian troops hit beach in combined raid

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1759 Views 1 Comment HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Indonesian National Armed Forces, MRH-90 Taipan

Months of planning and coordination between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) set the

A soldier from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, provides security at Jungle Training Wing, Tully, during Exercise Kalimantan. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Bombardier Guy Sadler.

Australian Army News

Welcome to the jungle

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2552 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 5th Aviation Regiment, MRH-90 Taipan

With world-class training environments and aviation assets on their doorstep, the soldiers of Townsville are prepared to deploy into any

Petroleum Operators from the 17th Sustainment Brigade pump fuel from an LCM8 to land Cowley Beach Training Area in Queensland. Story and photo by Captain Thomas Kaye.

Australian Army News

Moving fuel from ship to shore

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2020 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 17th Sustainment Brigade, 9th Force Support Battalion, MRH-90 Taipan

Army’s fuel specialists, or ‘Operator Petroleum’, were out in force at Cowley Beach Training Area, certifying and maintaining their unique

Royal Australian Navy Midshipman Daniel Snels and Able Seaman Alice Shelverton from Joint Task Force 629 assess the Hawkesbury River flooding in Pitt Town, NSW. Photo by David Cotton.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy

Defence supporting communities affected by flooding

08/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2031 Views 0 Comments MH-60R Seahawk, MRH-90 Taipan, NSW Flood Assist

Defence is providing support to communities affected by the NSW floods in response to requests from NSW Emergency Services through

Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the 5th Aviation Regiment prepares to land behind the CH-47F Chinook during Exercise Vigilant Scimitar at Ingham Airport, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

Australian Army News Videos

Battle group takes to the skies

08/06/202208/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2466 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, ARH Tiger, aw, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Vigilant Scimitar

Combined aviation mission sets were the focus of Exercise Vigilant Scimitar this year. CAPTION: Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the

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