List of Australian Army aviation units

This is a list of Australian Army aviation units.^{[Note 1]} The Australian Army Aviation Corps was formed in 1968, initially with the assistance of the RAAF. These units have been utilised in a variety of roles including surveillance, reconnaissance and utility / transport, and have operated a variety of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.^[1] More recently Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been introduced into service and are operated by the Royal Australian Artillery.^[2]

Units

Joint Army-RAAF units

No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF (RAAF unit with large Army component formed in 1953, absorbed into the 16th Army Light Aircraft Squadron)
1st Army Aviation Company (comprised pilots only flying charted civilian aircraft formed in 1957, absorbed into the 16th Army Light Aircraft Squadron)
No. 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron (joint Army / RAAF unit formed in 1960, became the 1st Aviation Regiment)

Army aviation regiments and brigades

16th Aviation Brigade (non-flying headquarters)
- 1st Aviation Regiment
  - 161st Squadron
  - 162nd Squadron
- 5th Aviation Regiment
  - A Squadron
  - B Squadron
  - C Squadron
- 6th Aviation Regiment
  - 171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron
  - 173rd Special Operations Aviation Squadron

Independent Army aviation flights and squadrons

161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight (formed in 1965 and served in Vietnam, later became part of the 1st Aviation Regiment)
183rd Independent Reconnaissance Flight (Papua & New Guinea) (Formed at RAAF Amberley in 1968 and deployed to Lae PNG to replace a Detachment of two C180 aircraft based at Port Moresby since 1965. A mixed fixed and rotary wing unit it was disbanded in 1976 after PNG gained independence)

Units operating UAVs

20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

Training units

Australian Army Aviation Training Centre
- Australian School of Army Aviation
- Australian Army Helicopter School
Australian Defence Force Helicopter School

Notes

Footnotes

^ The Australian Flying Corps was formed as part of the Army in 1912 but later became a separate service, with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) being formed in 1921. As such these units are not included in this list.

Citations

^ Eather 1995, pp. 146–152.
^ "20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment". Department of Defence. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

References

Eather, Steve (1995). Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1-875671-15-3.

External links

History of Australian Army Aviation

Australian Army

Australian Defence Force

Command

Chief of Army (CA)
Deputy Chief of Army (DCA)
Commander Forces Command (COMD FORCOMD)
Special Operations Commander Australia (SOCAUST)
Commander 1st Division
Commander 2nd Division
Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A)

Structure

Forces Command	1st Brigade 3rd Brigade 6th Brigade 7th Brigade 9th Brigade 17th Sustainment Brigade
2nd Division	4th Brigade 5th Brigade 8th Brigade 11th Brigade 13th Brigade
Special Operations Command	Special Forces Group Special Air Service Regiment 1st Commando Regiment 2nd Commando Regiment Special Operations Engineer Regiment Special Operations Logistics Squadron Australian Defence Force School of Special Operations
Aviation Command	16th Aviation Brigade Oakey Army Aviation Centre Aviation Units

1st Division (Deployable Joint Force Headquarters)
Army Reserve
Army Cadets
Special Forces
Airborne Forces
Brigades
Directorate of Army Research and Analysis

Installations

Russell Offices

Royal Military College, Duntroon

Land Warfare Centre

Holsworthy Barracks

Enoggera/Gallipoli Barracks

Army Aviation Centre

Campbell Barracks

Army Recruit Training Centre

Army Logistic Training Centre

Materiel

Personnel

Culture

Rising Sun
Slouch Hat
Digger
Australian military slang
Anzac spirit
Army newspaper

History

Corps and
Regiments

Infantry

Regular	Royal Australian Regiment
Special Forces	Special Air Service Regiment 1st Commando Regiment 2nd Commando Regiment
Reserve	Royal Queensland Regiment Royal New South Wales Regiment Royal Victoria Regiment Royal South Australia Regiment Royal Western Australia Regiment Royal Tasmania Regiment Sydney University Regiment Melbourne University Regiment Queensland University Regiment Adelaide Universities Regiment Western Australia University Regiment University of New South Wales Regiment
RFSU	North-West Mobile Force Pilbara Regiment Far North Queensland Regiment

Armour

Regular	1st Armoured Regiment 2nd Cavalry Regiment 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment
Reserve	12th/16th Hunter River Lancers 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse 3rd/9th Light Horse 10th Light Horse Regiment

Aviation

1st Aviation Regiment
5th Aviation Regiment
6th Aviation Regiment

Artillery

Engineers

Regular	1st Combat Engineer Regiment 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment 6th Engineer Support Regiment
Special Forces	Special Operations Engineer Regiment
Reserve	5th Engineer Regiment 11th Engineer Regiment 22nd Engineer Regiment

Combat
support

Royal Australian Corps of Signals (1st Signal Regiment, 1st Combat Signal Regiment, 3rd Combat Signal Regiment, 7th Combat Signal Regiment, 7th Signal Regiment, 8th Signal Regiment)
Australian Army Intelligence Corps (1st Intelligence Battalion)

Combat
service
support