A US aircraft, participating in a military exercise with Australia and other nations, has crashed on Melville Island.
A US aircraft participating in joint exercises with Australian and other forces has crashed on an island near Darwin.
“At this critical early stage, our focus is on the incident response and ensuring the safety of those involved.”The incident involves a US Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft which can land and take off both vertically or on a short runway. Up to 500 US personnel are participating in the exercise as well as troops from Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
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