Australian military switches from European to U.S. helicopters

Shiv Kumar:

Australia’s military said on December 10 it plans to ditch its fleet of European-designed Taipan helicopters and instead buy U.S. Black Hawks and Seahawks because the American machines are more reliable.

The move comes less than three months after Australia canceled a deal to buy French submarines in favor of building nuclear-powered submarines that use the U.S. and British technology in a switch that deeply angered France.