List of Australian Army aviation units

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

Joint Army-RAAF units

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

Army aviation regiments and brigades

• Australian 1st Aviation Regiment
  • 161st Squadron
  • 162nd Squadron
• Australian 5th Aviation Regiment
  • A Squadron
  • B Squadron
  • C Squadron
• Australian 16th Brigade (non-flying headquarters)

Independent Army aviation flights and squadrons

• Australian 1st Army Aviation Company
• Australian 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight
• Australian 171st Squadron
• Australian 173rd Squadron

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

Source

• Australian Army Aviation Association History of Australian Army Aviation