Australian NH90 low attendance, UH-60M is better #nh90 #MRH90 #uh60 #blackhawks, MASA Military

During the "Talisman Sabre" joint military exercise, an Australian MRH-90 "Taipan" helicopter crashed on the evening of July 28 killing four soldiers Thereafter, the military exercise was suspended. The next day, Exercises resumed after the wreckage of the helicopter was recovered. This is the second crash of an Australian MRH-90 helicopter this year.

In March, one MRH-90 malfunctioned during a nighttime anti-terrorism training, and made an emergency landing off the coast of New South Wales, 10 crew members and passengers were rescued.

0:00 MRH-90 helicopter made two forced landings this year
0:44 Many countries have complained about NH-90 problems
4:52 UH-60M Black Hawk Proven and Trusted

The MRH-90 is the Australian-made version of the NH-90 produced by the NATO Helicopter Industry. Australia decided to abandon the MRH-90 in January this year and ordered 40 of the UH-60M "Black Hawk" helicopters from the United States to replace it. Moreover, the Australian Navy is also preparing to purchase 12 MH-60R "Sea Hawks" to replace 6 MRH-90s. These helicopters are used to mainly perform maritime support missions.

The NH-90 was developed by NATO Helicopters Industries, which includes Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker. However, a series of problems exposed by the MRH-90 after its service led to its low success rate, and the operating cost of this helicopter is also very high. In addition to Australia, other countries equipped with NH90 helicopters have also had to deal with various problems, which vary by country.

The UH-60 "Black Hawk" series helicopter is the most successful medium-sized utility helicopter model in the world. It was successfully developed and equipped by Sikorsky in the 1970s, and has been developed to the latest general version of UH-60M.

UH-60M is equipped with T-700-GE-701D new turboshaft engine and new gearbox, with a maximum power of 1,994 shaft horsepower and a maximum continuous power of 1,716 shaft horsepower, which is 5% higher than the current UH-60L engine, and has good durability.