The Army Air Corps is officially affiliated to the Australian Army Aviation Corps (AA Avn) provides aviation reconnaissance, firepower support, air mobility, battlefield support and surveillance, in a combined, joint or interagency environment.
In October 2018 AAC representatives were invited to attend AA Avn’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.
Australian Army aviation has traditional links with the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). From the formation of Army's modern aviation element in the late 1950s and early 1960s, aircrew were drawn from combat arms and services across the Army, supplemented by the Air Force in key positions.
Throughout the 1960s, Army personnel gradually replaced the Air Force members until all operational positions were filled by Army. In 1968, the Australian Army Aviation Corps was formed, providing a coherent career path for aircrew and, eventually, ground-support personnel.
AAAvn operates various types of aircraft including the Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk, Boeing CH-47D Chinook, Bell 206B-1 Kiowa, Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter, NHIndustries MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopter and civil helicopter training aircraft.
Within the Australian Army Aviation Corps the following is the accepted order of precedence:
- 1st Aviation Regiment
- 5th Aviation Regiment
- 6th Aviation Regiment
Each of the aviation regiments are currently attached to 16th Aviation Brigade.
The Corps motto is 'Vigilance'.
You can read more about the Australian Army Aviation Corps by clicking on the link button below.
In 2024 3 Regt AAC hosted eight soldiers from the Australian Army Aviation Command at Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk so the Australian aviators could learn about the state-of-the-art Apache AH-64E before it enters Australian service. The Australian troops – including engineering officers, aircraft and avionics technicians and ground crew – worked with 3 Regiment Army Air Corps (3 Regt AAC), who introduced the AH-64E into British Army service in 2022.
