Tiger ARH (photo : Australian Army)
Suspension of Tiger helicopter Operations
The
Australian Army’s fleet of Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) has
been suspended from flying operations as a safety precaution.
The
suspension was put in place following the precautionary landing of a helicopter
at the Shoalwater Bay training area on 25 June after the aircraft’s two-man
crew detected fumes in the cockpit.
The aircraft
landed safely with no injuries to the crew or further damage to the aircraft.
Defence is presently investigating the cause of the fumes.
There are 22
ARH in the Australian Army’s Oakey and Darwin based fleet, 19 of which are in
the fully capable configuration operating in the fleet. The remaining three
aircraft are completing a retrofit program and should return to the fleet later
in the year. The Australian Army’s Tiger fleet is not yet in full operational
service.
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