According to the Asia Pacific Defense Reporter, the Ukrainian side has been trying to get Canberra to transfer these vehicles to kyiv since October last year, raising this issue during the NATO conference. The supply of 45 helicopters that the Ukrainian Armed Forces intend to use to evacuate soldiers from the battlefield was discussed.
At the same time, in the case of the transfer of helicopters to Ukraine, Australia saved money by completely eliminating the helicopters. However, the Australian military eventually convinced the government to fully support its Taipan scrapping strategy simply to prevent anyone else from using them. It was previously reported that Ukraine abandoned the Australian Hornet fighters, calling them “flying garbage.”
