List of Australian Army aviation units

This is a list of all the Australian Army aviation units formed since the separation of the Australian Flying Corps from the Army.

Joint Army-RAAF units

• No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF
• 16th Army Light Aircraft Squadron

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 Aviation Squadron
    • 173rd Aviation Squadron

Independent Army aviation flights and squadrons

• 1st Army Aviation Company
• 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight
• 183rd Independent Reconnaissance Flight (Papua & New Guinea)

Units operating UAVs

• 131st Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery (trials only)
• 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (forming)
  • 132nd Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battery (forming, UAVs to be operational in 2008)

Training units

• Australian Army Aviation Training Centre comprising:
  • Australian School of Army Aviation
  • Australian Army Helicopter School

References

• Australian Army Aviation Association History of Australian Army Aviation