List of Australian Army aviation units

This is a list of Australian Army aviation units. The Australian Army Aviation Corps was formed in 1968, initially with the assistance of the RAAF. These units have been utilised in a variety of roles including surveillance, reconnaissance and utility / transport, and have operated a variety of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. More recently Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been introduced into service and are operated by the Royal Australian Artillery.

Joint Army-RAAF units

 * No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF (RAAF unit with large Army component formed in 1953, absorbed into the 16th Army Light Aircraft Squadron)
 * 1st Army Aviation Company (comprised pilots only flying charted civilian aircraft formed in 1957, absorbed into the 16th Army Light Aircraft Squadron)
 * No. 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron (joint Army / RAAF unit formed in 1960, became the 1st Aviation Regiment)

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 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
 * 173rd Special Operations Aviation Squadron

Independent Army aviation flights and squadrons

 * 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight (formed in 1965 and served in Vietnam, later became part of the 1st Aviation Regiment)
 * 183rd Independent Reconnaissance Flight (Papua & New Guinea) (Formed at RAAF Amberley in 1968 and deployed to Lae PNG to replace a Detachment of two C180 aircraft based at Port Moresby since 1965. A mixed fixed and rotary wing unit it was disbanded in 1976 after PNG gained independence)

Units operating UAVs

 * 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

Training units

 * Australian Army Aviation Training Centre
 * Australian School of Army Aviation
 * Australian Army Helicopter School
 * Australian Defence Force Helicopter School