Overview – Army Aviation Into the Future

Following an unprecedented era of expansion, the Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAVN) is currently in a stage of consolidation. The assuming of control of the battlefield helicopter from the RAAF however has not marked the end of the evolution of Army Aviation with a number of projects currently in the pipeline which should see it mature into an even more essential component of the land defence equation.

Army Aviation Into The Future

In providing airmobility, surveillance and reconnaissance for Australia’s ground forces, Army Aviation plays a critical land warfare role.

As it stands, particularly by regional standards, Australia’s Army Aviation forces are well equipped and highly trained to perform the airmobility and battlefield support tasks as signed to them, with the current fleet consisting of 37 Black Hawks, 23 Nomads, 25 Iroquois, 44 Kiowas and 18 Squirrels for a total of 147 aircraft.

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