Four Missing After Australian Military Helicopter Crash

A supplied image obtained on July 29, 2023, of an Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter conducting flying serials during the ship’s transit to Vanuatu, July 23, 2020. AAP Image/Supplied by The Australian Defence Force

Four people are missing after an Australian Army helicopter crashed into waters off Hamilton Island in Queensland during joint military exercises.

The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down at about 10.30pm on July 28, Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed.