Originally Posted by
melmothtw
Do Australia and the UK need helicopter commonality (genuine question)? Besides, it appears that the Australian Army at least is going all in with the MRH-90 as it phases out the UH-60.
I think commonality between the AUS and the UK should be encouraged if they genuinely trying to make AUKUS a real thing, if in combined operations being able to get parts from another country is a good thing. Its litterally the reason the RAN is trying to ditch their MRH-90, when out cruising the world the MRH-90 breaks down its hard to get part from other countries.
I been hearing the MRH -90 is on very soft sand, the RAN are wanting to give their 3 to the army. I dunno if the MRH-90 are still grounded in australia but I live very close to army base and only choppers I have heard since june are chinooks and the V-22's when the US were in town.
Both services have a level of commonality as it stands, apache, chinooks, boxers, wedgetails, type 29's and more commonality between the services should be encouraged