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Australia sends helicopters to help battle French wildfires

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July 31, 2026
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The CH-47D Chinook helicopter, equipped with an 11,300-litre water tank, and Bell 412 reconnaissance and support aircraft will be deployed to France, accompanied by 24 highly skilled aerial and ground crew from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

Sea World Helicopters boss points finger at pilot over fatal crash

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July 14, 2026
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Brett Newman told a coronial inquest that helicopter pilot Ashley Jenkinson was distracted and under the influence of cocaine when his EC130 collided with another in mid-air on Main Beach minutes away from Surfers Paradise, killing four people includin…

Rotortech 2026 kicks off on Gold Coast

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May 6, 2026
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Reflecting the growing convergence between traditional helicopter operations and emerging AAM and uncrewed technologies, the event has been rebranded as the RotorTech Vertical Flight Exposition.

Defence to retire Tiger helicopters by end of this year

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April 20, 2026
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The two-seater Tiger attack helicopters were originally introduced into service with the ADF in 2004, and were expected to be retired from service in 2027–28 but will now be withdrawn in 2026.

Defence manufacturers sign deal on rockets for ADF Apaches

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March 31, 2026
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The potential supply of these rockets to the Australian Army would build upon current ADF 70mm rocket supply arrangements through Foreign Military Sales.

Safran and The Helicopter Line sign new support contract

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March 13, 2026
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The Helicopter Line, which operates sightseeing tours from bases in Queenstown, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, has entered into a new support-by-the-hour (SBH) contract with Safran to support operational reliability.

Nowra helicopter poll open for Nowra helicopter pole

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March 12, 2026
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The UH-1B Iroquois “Huey” Helicopter, Serial 894, was removed from its pole in the South Coast town in 2023 after 25 years on display, with locals now able to vote on whether it should be replaced by an identical replica or by a model of a Seahawk.

LifeFlight partners with Leonardo for Gold Coast training centre

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March 11, 2026
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The aeromedical services provider will build what it says are “the only full-suite Leonardo immersive simulation systems outside Italy” at its planned LifeFlight Clive Berghofer Training Academy, incorporating high-fidelity simulators and advanced trai…

Australia protests ‘unsafe’ encounter with Chinese helicopter

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March 9, 2026
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The Australian government has expressed its concerns to the Chinese government after the altercation involving an MH-60R helicopter from Anzac Class frigate HMAS Toowoomba and a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) helicopter.

Boeing and Defence open North Qld aviation training academy

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January 21, 2026
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The new aviation training academy, funded by the Australian government and delivered by Aviation Australia in Townsville, is set to play a key role in building Australia’s future Defence workforce, with the first cohort of 35 maintenance engineer train…