Taipan Helicopter Vs Blackhawk 2025 Comparison Chart. A defence report has identified pilot mistakes and inadequate training as major contributors to the ditching of a taipan helicopter The australians appear to have calculated that replacing the 41 airbus taipan helicopters, which australian defense leaders have said were so unreliable they had to lease.

The taipan was first delivered to the army and navy in 2004. Australia is looking to replace its taipan helicopter with black hawks and seahawks from the us.