This is a list of aircraft and armaments of the Army Air Corps (British Army).
Aircraft[]
From its founding in 1942;[]
Retired[]
- Airspeed Horsa[1]
- Auster AOP.6[2]
- General Aircraft Hamilcar[3]
- General Aircraft Hotspur[4]
- Taylorcraft Auster[2]
- Waco Hadrian[5]
- Waco YKC and ZGC-7[6] – Two civil aircraft purchased by the British Army in Egypt and used by the Long Range Desert Group.[7]
Since its separation from the Royal Air Force in 1957;[]
Helicopters[]
Active[]
- Boeing AH-64E Apache[8]
- AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat[9]
- Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin[10] – Used by Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing in support of UKSF
- AgustaWestland Apache AH1 – Being retired and replaced by 2024[11][12]
Retired[]
- Westland Gazelle[13]
- Agusta A109[14]
- Bristol Sycamore[15]
- Eurocopter Squirrel
- Saunders-Roe Skeeter – First helicopter used by Army Air Corps[16]
- Sud Aviation Alouette II[17]
- Westland Lynx[18]
- Westland Scout[19]
- Westland Sioux[20]
- Bell 212 – Used by 25 Flight AAC at British Army Training Unit Kenya
- Airbus H135[21] – was to replace the Gazelle in the surveillance role. However, the MoD decided that they were no longer required for their procured purpose.[22]
Fixed wing[]
Active[]
- Grob Tutor T1 (at 674 Squadron, DEFTS and Army Flying Grading) [23]
Retired[]
- Auster AOP.9[24]
- Britten-Norman Islander/Defender[25]
- de Havilland Canada Beaver[26]
- de Havilland Canada Chipmunk[27]
- Slingsby Firefly T-67M260 (at 674 Squadron, DEFTS) [28]
- Slingsby Firefly 160 (at Army Flying Grading) [28]
Weapons and munitions[]
Missiles[]
Active[]
- AGM-114 Hellfire – Air-to-surface, laser-guided anti-tank missile. Carried by the Boeing AH-64E Apache[8]
- AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) – Carried by the Boeing AH-64E Apache[29]
Retired[]
- BGM-71 TOW – Air-to-surface, anti-tank guided missile. Carried by the Westland Lynx.[30]
- AS.11 – MCLS wire-guided air-to-surface anti-tank missile. Carried by the Westland Scout[31]
Unguided rockets[]
Active[]
Retired[]
Cannons[]
- 30-mm M230 Chain Gun[8]
Machine guns[]
- 7.62-mm FN MAG general purpose machine gun
- 12.7-mm (0.50-inch) M2 Browning heavy machine gun
See also[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "Airspeed Horsa Glider | BAE Systems". https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/airspeed-horsa-glider.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Canadian Warplanes 4: Taylorcraft Auster Mk. III, IV and V, Auster AOP.6". https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-4-taylorcraft-auster-mk-iii-iv-and-v-auster-aop-6.
- ↑ "General Aircraft GAL49 Hamilcar | BAE Systems". https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/general-aircraft-gal49-hamilcar.
- ↑ "AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: GENERAL AIRCRAFT GAL.48 HOTSPUR.". https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205126930.
- ↑ "WACO 'Hadrian' Glider | ParaData". https://www.paradata.org.uk/article/waco-hadrian-glider.
- ↑ "THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (LRDG) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR | Imperial War Museums". https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205088545.
- ↑ "Air Force, WACO "C" Series Cabin Biplane - LRDG". https://lrdg.hegewisch.net/lrdgaf.html.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Apache attack helicopter - Defence Equipment & Support". https://des.mod.uk/what-we-do/army-procurement-support/apache-helicopter/.
- ↑ "There's a new eye in the sky bringing Wildcat to the fight | The British Army". https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/11/there-s-a-new-eye-in-the-sky-bringing-wildcat-to-the-fight/.
- ↑ "London terror attack: SAS 'Blue Thunder' unit 'lands in London Bridge following atrocity' | The Independent | The Independent". https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-terror-attack-sas-blue-thunder-unit-helicopter-bridge-atrocity-borough-a7771831.html.
- ↑ "New version of Apache attack helicopter enters service". https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-version-of-apache-attack-helicopter-enters-service/.
- ↑ "British Army Takes Delivery Of First New Apaches". https://www.forces.net/news/british-army-takes-delivery-first-new-apaches.
- ↑ "UK selects H135s to replace British Army's elderly Gazelle helicopters". https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/uk-selects-h135s-to-replace-british-armys-elderly-gazelle-helicopters/147273.article.
- ↑ "Agusta A109 Of 8 Flight Army Air Corps". https://www.eliteukforces.info/gallery/helicopters/sas-a109-helicopter.php.
- ↑ "Bristol 171 Sycamore | BAE Systems". https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/bristol-171-sycamore.
- ↑ "Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP Mk 12". https://helimuseum.com/heli.php?ident=skeeter.
- ↑ "SE3130 Alouette II in Army Air Corps". https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/British-Army-Alouette-II/.
- ↑ "British Army poised to retire last Lynx | News | Flight Global". https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/british-army-poised-to-retire-last-lynx/126693.article.
- ↑ "Westland Scout AH-1 - Historic Army Aircraft Flight". https://haaf.uk/scout/.
- ↑ licence built Bell design by both Westland and Agusta
- ↑ "First of five Airbus H135s arrives in UK For Army Air Corps | RotorTech UK". https://www.rotortechuk.com/news/first-of-five-airbus-h135s-arrives-in-uk-for-army-air-corps/.
- ↑ "Army helicopters worth £35million shelved before even taking off in 'wastage' nightmare | News | express.co.uk". https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1751227/army-helicopter-H135-waste-MoD.
- ↑ "Tutor T1 | Royal Air Force". https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/tutor-t1/.
- ↑ "Auster AOP.9 - Historic Army Aircraft Flight". https://haaf.uk/auster9/.
- ↑ "British Army retires final Defender, Islander aircraft". https://www.key.aero/article/british-army-retires-final-defender-islander-aircraft.
- ↑ "De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | BAE Systems". https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/de-havilland-canada-dhc-2-beaver.
- ↑ "De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk | BAE Systems". https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/de-havilland-canada-dhc-1-chipmunk.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Slingsby Firefly Experience - Anglian War Birds". https://www.anglianwarbirds.co.uk/experiences/slingsby-firefly-experience/.
- ↑ "The United Kingdom has selected the Lockheed Martin AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) for its Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian fleet.". https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/uk-selects-jagm-for-apache.
- ↑ "March 21 / Westland Lynx First Flight — European Airshows". https://www.europeanairshows.co.uk/aviation-anniversaries/march/westland-lynx-first-flight.
- ↑ "Westland Scout | Westland Light Helicopters Heritage Group". https://ksaviation.co.uk/wlhhg/westland-light-helicopters/westland-scout/.
- ↑ Administrator (2023-10-27). "Apache AH-64E declared "ready for Army duty"" (in en-GB). https://des.mod.uk/apache-ah-64e-declared-ready-for-army-duty/.
- ↑ "ZA730 | Westland Gazelle AH.1 | Grant | Gazelle Squadron". https://helimuseum.com/heli.php?ident=gazelle.
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