Australia pays to maintain trouble-plagued Taipan helicopters no longer being used by navy
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#65MCB)
Officials defend cost, saying it will ensure parts have resale value once government decides whether to dump the fleet entirely
The Australian government is paying to maintain seven trouble-plagued Taipan helicopters in a Brisbane warehouse after the navy ceased using them.
Officials have defended the cost of this work, saying it would ensure the parts still have resale value once the government decides whether to dump the fleet entirely.
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