So, what percentage of the fault lies with the ADF side ( specs, procurement, maintenance etc..) and what percentage lies with the airframe and /or manufacturer ?
From a now ex MRH-60 pilot the issue is the engines/gearbox/transmission. Minor repair/maintainence can be done by safran in sydney. Any major work requires them to be sent back to airbus in france which they are majorly behind in servicing. Taking up to 12 months to get the engines back
Onto the whole rotorcraft part of the ADF, they had a major review of it last year, this announcement is the first of few expected. The SF hate the taipans and the blackhawks were supposed to be retired this month. But I haven't seen anything announced about it, the chat was the army were wanting to get some MD-500's and pavehawks and extend the a retirement of blackhawks to cover the arrival of these