Taipan helicopters may not be flown by ADF again, experts say, as search for missing crew continues

The cause of the accident is still unknown and is being probed by investigators who arrived on Sunday

“It’s about them working as realistically as possible, as if it was wartime conditions, and that involves a whole lot of risk,” he said.

Fellow Strategic Analysis Australia director and defence expert, Peter Jennings, was confident the investigation into the crash will be thorough and the cause would be uncovered. “I’ve actually got quite a lot of faith in defense’s ability to handle this appropriately… If they can fix it in time, they’ll get the MRH-90s back into the air.”Chief of the defence force, Gen Angus Campball, said the focus at this stage should be on the missing men and their families.

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