Why is he dead: Red flags raised before deadly military chopper crash | 60 Minutes Australia

Should the military be believed when it says Australia’s $3.5 billion fleet of Taipan helicopters are dangerous duds? ► WATCH Full Episodes on 9NOW: ► Subscribe here: *Synopsis | The Menace of the Taipans (2024)* They look mightily impressive, they’re relatively young and they’ve cost more than $3.5 billion dollars to buy and operate. According to the top brass at the Defence Department though, Australia’s 46 MRH-90 Taipan helicopters are useless junk. Others say that they’re dangerous, as the country tragically saw last July when one crashed near Hamilton Island killing four Australian airmen from the 6th Aviation Regiment. It seems no surprise then that the helicopters have been taken out of service, and as the story goes, are about to be dumped in a great big hole at a secret Defence location. But what if it turns out that these machines aren’t as bad as we’re being told? In a special report for 60 MIN