29-Sep-23 - Australia’ MRH90 Taipan helicopters will not fly again. The fleet has been grounded since a fatal accident last July. The withdrawal was originally planned for December 2024, when the new UH-60M Black Hawk are to be fully operational Taipan
03-Jul-23 - Australia investing nearly $700 million upgrading RAAF Base Townsville to support the new AH-64E Apache helicopters which will be based there from 2025 #Apache
19-Mar-23 - Boeing awarded $1.9B contract to deliver 184 new and remanufactured AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the US Army and international customers including Australia, the 18th operator of the type #Apache
02-Mar-23 - Australian Toll Group to receive 3 more AW139 in 2H 2023 totaling 12 helicopters of this model. The aircraft will join the currently 3 operated on behalf the Australian Army 5th Aviation Regiment at Townsville #Australia
06-Feb-23 - Lockheed-Martin to start deliveries of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks to the Australian Army this year under a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract valued $1.95B #Australia
24-Jan-23 - Lockheed Martin Australia welcomes Australian Army decision to acquire 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters via a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) order as part of project LAND 4507-1 #Australia
19-Jan-23 - The Australian Army will receive 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk starting this year. The new helicopters will be based at Oakey, QLD and Holsworthy, NSW and the estimate cost is AU$ 2.8B ~ US$ 1.95B #BlackHawk
26-Aug-22 - The U.S. Department of State approved a possible Foreign Militare Sale (FMS) of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Australia valued $1.95 billion #BlackHawk
28-Jun-22 - An USAF C-5M Galaxy delivered to 5th Aviation Regiment at RAAF Townsville the last 2 of 4 CH-47F Chinooks ordered by the Australian Army in 2021. Australia now operates 14 helicopters of this model #Chinook
11-May-22 - Starting 2025 Australia will receive 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to replace Army’s Tiger and 12 (+1) MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters for the Navy #Australia
28-Oct-21 - Australian Army leased two AW139 from Helicorp Pty Ltd (Toll Helicopters) for the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville. Contracts ends July 2023 and covers training, maintenance, logistics and continuing airworthiness support #AW139
