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Australian Army Aviation, formed as a corps on 1 July 1968 out of a joint Army–RAAF light aircraft squadron and the Vietnam-era 161 Reconnaissance Flight, took over the RAAF’s battlefield helicopters in 1989, lost 18 men in the 1996 Black Hawk collision and four more in the 2023 Taipan crash, and in 2026 is halfway through the most complete re-equipment in its history: Tiger and Taipan gone, AH-64E Apaches and UH-60M Black Hawks arriving, and CH-47F Chinooks carrying the heavy loads.

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ÜlkeAvustralyaKurulan1968DurumAktifMerkez OfisEnoggera Barracks, BrisbaneKomutanFern Thompson
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The Australian Army Aviation story: spotters in Korea, a recce flight in Vietnam and the switch from Tiger and Taipan to Apache and Black Hawk

1912–1960: the Flying Corps, then a long gap filled by artillery spotters

Army aviators like to trace their line back to the Australian Flying Corps, approved by the Minister for Defence on 20 September 1912, which flew its first aircraft at Point Cook on 1 March 1914 and sent four squadrons to the First World War. But in 1921 the corps became the core of the new Royal Australian Air Force, and for four decades the Army owned no aircraft. What survived was the idea of the Air Observation Post: artillery officers flying light aircraft to spot for the guns. A wartime AOP flight was formally disbanded in 1947, but five Australians flew with the British 1903 AOP Flight in Korea, where Captain Joe Luscombe of the Royal Australian Artillery was killed on 5 June 1952. A small 1 Army Aviation Company formed at Bankstown in 1957 and swapped its Auster Mk IIIs for Cessna 180As in 1958. It was a foothold, not a force.

1960–1972: 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron, 161 Recce Flight and the corps of 1968

The foothold became a unit on 1 December 1960, when 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron formed at RAAF Amberley as a joint Army and Air Force squadron under Wing Commander Ken Robertson, flying Cessna 180s and Bell 47G-2 Sioux helicopters. In July 1965 it raised 161 Reconnaissance Flight for Vietnam. The flight reached Vung Tau on 28 September 1965 and flew its first operational sortie on 22 October; over almost seven years, with Cessnas, Sioux, Pilatus Turbo-Porters, borrowed O-1 Bird Dogs and leased OH-58As, it flew more than 72,000 hours of reconnaissance, liaison and artillery spotting, and lost three pilots. At home the squadron became the 1st Aviation Regiment in 1967, and on 1 July 1968 the Australian Army Aviation Corps was formed with 106 officers. A year later, on 1 July 1969, the Army took over the airfield at Oakey, which has been its aviation home ever since.

1972–1989: Kiowas, Nomads and the fight for the helicopters

After Vietnam the corps settled into a peacetime routine of survey support and training. The Bell 206B-1 Kiowa, 56 of them assembled largely by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, replaced the Sioux from 1972; the GAF Nomad and the Turbo-Porter made up a small fixed-wing fleet. The School of Army Aviation formed at Oakey in 1972. The Nomad was the weak point: a crash near Drake, New South Wales, on 9 September 1991 killed four, and in 1995 every Nomad was withdrawn on airworthiness grounds. The real argument of the period was about helicopters. The RAAF had flown the troop-lift Iroquois, including in Vietnam, and the Army wanted them under its own command. On 20 November 1986 the Chiefs of Staff Committee agreed to transfer the battlefield helicopter fleet to the Army, and in January 1988 the first 14 people began raising the 5th Aviation Regiment at Townsville.

1989–2008: Black Hawks, peacekeeping and the night of 12 June 1996

In 1989 the RAAF’s No. 9 Squadron, with the new S-70A-9 Black Hawk, became A Squadron of the 5th Aviation Regiment, and No. 35 Squadron’s Iroquois became B Squadron. Chinooks followed in mid-1995, rebuilt to CH-47D standard. The Black Hawk gave the Army its first real reach overseas: six went to the UN mission in Cambodia in 1993, five to Bougainville in 1994, and Black Hawks and Kiowas were among the first forces into East Timor in September 1999. The worst night came first. On 12 June 1996, during a special forces counter-terrorism exercise at the High Range Training Area near Townsville, two Black Hawks collided: 15 members of the Special Air Service Regiment and three of the 5th Aviation Regiment were killed. Fourays records that the investigation led to cockpit voice and flight data recorders being fitted.

2001–2023: the European bet — Tiger and Taipan

At the turn of the century Australia bought European. The Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter, 22 ordered on 21 December 2001, was to give the corps a real attack helicopter; the NH Industries MRH 90 Taipan, selected in August 2004 and eventually ordered 46-strong with six for the Navy, was to replace the Black Hawk. Neither went as planned. The Tiger’s acquisition agency stopped payments in July 2007 over delays, and it reached full operating capability only on 18 April 2016. The Taipan suffered engine, transmission and windscreen problems and repeated groundings. Meanwhile the old fleet kept fighting: Chinooks flew in Iraq in 2003 and in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2013, where one crashed in May 2011, killing Lieutenant Marcus Case, and another was destroyed in a hard landing in 2012. The Iroquois left in 2007, the fixed-wing aircraft in 2009 and the Kiowa in 2019.

2023–2026: Apache, UH-60M and a reckoning with safety

In January 2021 the government chose 29 AH-64E Apaches to replace the Tiger, and that December it decided to replace the Taipan with the UH-60M Black Hawk, 40 of which were announced in January 2023; the last S-70A-9s had retired on 10 December 2021. Then, on the night of 28 July 2023, a 6th Aviation Regiment Taipan crashed into the sea off the Whitsundays during Exercise Talisman Sabre, killing Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Max Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs. Four months after a Taipan had ditched in Jervis Bay, the defence minister, Richard Marles, announced on 29 September 2023 that the type would never fly again. The UH-60M had begun arriving in August 2023, the first Apaches settled at Townsville, and the Tiger flew its farewell over Darwin in September 2026. The inquiries are not finished: in September 2026 a Senate committee recommended an independent review of the Defence Flight Safety Bureau’s report into the crash.

The foothold became a unit on 1 December 1960, when 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron formed at RAAF Amberley as a joint Army and Air Force squadron under Wing Commander Ken Robertson, flying Cessna 180s and Bell 47G-2 Sioux helicopters. In July 1965 it raised 161 Reconnaissance Flight for Vietnam.Australian Army Aviation · verified 2026-10-01

Bir bakışta

The Australian Army Aviation in numbers

Hizmet

Resmi isim
Avustralya Ordusu HavacılığıThe corps is formally the Australian Army Aviation Corps. Australia has no other official language, so there is no other official name; the name follows the current English Wikipedia article title. Motto: Vigilance
Kurulan
1 July 1968Corps formed with 106 officers. Predecessors: 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron (1 December 1960) and the Air Observation Post flights; the Fourays history of Army aviation begins with the Australian Flying Corps of 1912
Bir parçası
Australian ArmyThe flying regiments sit under the 16th Aviation Brigade, raised on 2 April 2002 at Enoggera
Merkez Ofis
Enoggera Barracks, BrisbaneHQ 16th Aviation Brigade. Training is centred on the Army Aviation Centre at Oakey, Queensland
Komutan
Brig. Fern ThompsonCommander 16th Aviation Brigade according to Wikipedia; appointment date not confirmed on an official page
Chief of Army
Lt Gen. Susan CoyleHead of the Australian Army

Kuvvet

Personel
About 1,500 uniformed1,495 uniformed personnel and more than 3,000 in industry support in August 2018, the last figure found; no newer official total was reachable
Saldırı helikopterleri
  • AH-64E Apache Guardian — 6 delivered of 29 ordered (September 2026)

The 22 Tiger ARH were retired in September 2026. The Apaches are based at Townsville

Genel amaçlı helikopterler
  • UH-60M Black Hawk — about 15–17 delivered by mid-2025 of 40 ordered

Sources differ on the 2025 count: Wikipedia’s Black Hawk article says about 15, its Australian Army article 17. All 40 are due by 2030

Ağır yük helikopterleri
  • CH-47F Chinook — 14

C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville; delivered 2015–2022

Eğitim helikopterleri
  • H135T3 Juno — 5 leased from the UK (Oakey)
  • EC135T2+ — 15 at the joint Army–Navy school, Nowra

The EC135s belong to the Navy’s 723 Squadron and train both services’ pilots

İnsansız hava aracı
  • RQ-7B Shadow 200
  • Wasp AE
  • PD-100 Black Hornet

Operated by the 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, which belongs to the 16th Aviation Brigade. Numbers in service not confirmed; 18 Shadow air vehicles were bought

Altyapı

Uçan üsler
  • Oakey — Army Aviation Training Centre, H135 Juno
  • RAAF Base Townsville — 5th Aviation Regiment; 1st Aviation Regiment HQ and Apaches since 2025
  • Holsworthy (Luscombe airfield), Sydney — 6th Aviation Regiment
  • Robertson Barracks, Darwin — 1st Aviation Regiment (Tiger to 2026)

Pilots also train at HMAS Albatross, Nowra

Former bases
  • RAAF Amberley — 16 ALA Squadron from 1960
  • Bankstown — 1 Army Aviation Company, 1957
  • Vung Tau, South Vietnam — 161 Reconnaissance Flight from 1965

Oakey replaced Amberley from 1969

Alaylar
3 aviation regiments1st (armed reconnaissance), 5th (transport and heavy lift), 6th (special operations), plus the 16th Aviation Support Battalion and the 20th Regiment RAA with drones
Sabit kanatlı uçaklar
None since 2009The last King Air B350s went to the RAAF at the end of 2009
Müze
Australian Army Flying Museum, OakeyFree entry, Wednesday to Saturday

Yapı

How the Australian Army Aviation is organised

A corps of the Australian Army whose flying units sit under the 16th Aviation Brigade at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane: the 1st, 5th and 6th Aviation Regiments, the 16th Aviation Support Battalion and the drone-flying 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, with training at Oakey. In 2026 the fleet is halfway through its renewal: the Tiger retired in September with six of 29 AH-64E Apaches at Townsville, UH-60M Black Hawks are replacing the grounded MRH 90 Taipan, and 14 CH-47F Chinooks carry the heavy loads. The Army has flown no fixed-wing aircraft since its last King Air B350s went to the RAAF at the end of 2009.

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TuğgeneralFern ThompsonCommander 16th Aviation Brigade
16th Aviation Brigade
Merkez Ofis

16th Aviation Brigade

Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane

The formation that commands the flying regiments of the Australian Army Aviation Corps, raised on 2 April 2002 at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane. Wikipedia names Brigadier Fern Thompson as commander; her appointment date could not be confirmed on an official page. Besides the three aviation regiments it holds the 16th Aviation Support Battalion and the 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, with the Army’s drones.

Saldırı ve keşif

1st Aviation Regiment

Townsville

The armed reconnaissance regiment. Its headquarters and 161 Reconnaissance Squadron moved from Robertson Barracks, Darwin, to RAAF Base Townsville in 2025 to receive the AH-64E Apache; the ABC reported six of the 29 ordered there in September 2026. 162 Reconnaissance Squadron flew the Tiger from Darwin until its farewell in September 2026; its future after the Tiger was not confirmed.

Transport and heavy lift

5. Havacılık Alayı

Townsville

Raised at Townsville from January 1988, when the RAAF’s battlefield helicopters passed to the Army. B Squadron flies the UH-60M Black Hawk and C Squadron the 14 CH-47F Chinooks; about 15 to 17 of the 40 UH-60Ms ordered had been delivered by mid-2025, according to Wikipedia.

Özel operasyonlar

6th Aviation Regiment

Holsworthy

Raised on 1 March 2008 to give the special forces their own helicopters, after the inquiry into the Black Hawk crash on HMAS Kanimbla in 2006. Its 171st and 173rd Aviation Squadrons fly the UH-60M, which replaced the MRH 90 Taipan after a 173rd Squadron aircraft crashed off the Whitsundays on 28 July 2023, killing four.

Eğitim

Army Aviation Training Centre

Oakey and Nowra

Formed at Oakey in 1998 and transferred to Army Aviation Command in 2021, with the School of Army Aviation and the Rotary-wing Aircraft Maintenance School. Five H135T3 Junos leased from the UK have been based there since 2024; Army pilots also train on 15 EC135T2+ at the joint school in the Navy’s 723 Squadron at HMAS Albatross, Nowra.

İnsansız hava aracı

20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

Belirtilmemiş

The artillery regiment of the 16th Aviation Brigade that flies the Army’s drones: the RQ-7B Shadow 200, of which 18 air vehicles were bought and which flew in Afghanistan from May 2012, the Wasp AE and the PD-100 Black Hornet. Numbers in service and the regiment’s base are not given in the sources for this page.


Hizmette

What the Australian Army Aviation flies today

Ücretli olan her tür, varsa ilgili Canavarlar Kitabı sayfasına bağlanmıştır. Sayılar, belirli bir günde müsait olan uçak sayısını değil, kayıtlarda yer alan uçak sayısını ifade eder.

Türü Rol Hizmette O zamandan beri Birimler Notlar
Boeing AH-64E Apache GuardianHizmette Saldırı ve keşif helikopteri 6 2025 Six delivered and based at Townsville by September 2026 (ABC); 29 ordered.
Sikorsky UH-60M Black HawkHizmette Genel ve özel operasyon helikopteri 17 2023 About 15 (Wikipedia, Black Hawk article) to 17 (Wikipedia, Australian Army article) delivered by mid-2025; 40 ordered, all due by 2030. A 2026 count was not confirmed.
Boeing CH-47F ChinookHizmette Ağır yük helikopteri 14 2015 Seven delivered April–September 2015, three in June 2016, two in July 2021 and two in June 2022.
Airbus Helicopters H135T3 JunoHizmette Eğitim ve hafif hizmet helikopteri 5 2024 Leased from the UK Ministry of Defence for five years.
Airbus Helicopters EC135T2+Hizmette Basic helicopter trainer (joint with the Navy) 15 2018 Navy-owned, shared with the Army.
Textron (AAI) RQ-7B Shadow 200Hizmette Tactical unmanned aircraft 18 2012 18 air vehicles bought; number in service in 2026 not confirmed.
AeroVironment Wasp AE and FLIR PD-100 Black HornetHizmette Small unmanned aircraft
Shadow 20018
UH-60M17
EC13515
CH-47F14
AH-64E6
H1355

Sipariş üzerine

Türü Sipariş edildi İlk teslimat Notlar
Boeing AH-64E Apache GuardianSipariş üzerine 23 29 ordered, six delivered by September 2026; the ABC reports the rest by the end of 2029 within a A$4.5 billion programme. Full operating capability is planned for 2028.
Sikorsky UH-60M Black HawkSipariş üzerine 23 2023 40 ordered; about 15–17 had arrived by mid-2025, so roughly 23–25 were still to come. All 40 are due by 2030.

Daha önce işletiliyordu

Every type the Australian Army Aviation has retired

18 types, from the Cessna 180 to the Eurocopter Tiger ARH. Zirve rakamları, herhangi bir tarihteki filo gücünü değil, tüm hizmet ömrü boyunca teslim alınan uçak gövdelerini ifade eder.

Türü Rol Doruğa ulaşmak Servis edildi Yerine şu geçti: Notlar
Eurocopter Tiger ARH Silahlı keşif helikopteri 22 2004–2026 AH-64E Apache 22 ordered and delivered (15 December 2004 to December 2011); 18 assembled in Brisbane.
NHIndustries MRH 90 Taipan Multi-role helicopter 40 2007–2023 UH-60M Kara Şahin 46 ordered in all, six of them for the Navy (Fourays and Wikipedia’s NH90 article; Wikipedia’s Army Aviation article gives 47).
Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk Çok amaçlı helikopter 39 1989–2021 MRH 90 Taipan, then UH-60M 14 ordered in 1986 and 25 in 1987; 38 assembled by de Havilland Australia. Five lost in accidents; 34 in service in 2014.
Bell 206B-1 Kiowa (CAC CA-32) Hafif gözlem helikopteri 56 1972–2019 EC135T2+ (training) First 12 built in the US and reassembled in Australia; the rest licence-built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.
Boeing CH-47D Chinook Ağır yük helikopteri 8 1995–2015 CH-47F Chinook Four ex-RAAF CH-47Cs rebuilt to D standard (1995), two more in 2000 and two in 2012. Two lost in Afghanistan.
Beechcraft King Air B200/B350 Hafif ulaşım 1996–2009 Leased.
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL taşımacılığı 1996–2009 Leased.
Bell UH-1H Iroquois Çok amaçlı helikopter 1989–2007 MRH 90 Taipan, Tiger ARH
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante Hafif ulaşım King Air B200, Twin Otter
GAF N22B and N24A Nomad STOL utility aircraft 24 1975–1995 Leased King Air and Twin Otter 12 N22B to 1987, then eight N22B and four N24A in 1993 (plus a leased prototype in 1973).
Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter STOL utility aircraft 19 1968–1992 GAF Göçebesi 19 entered service.
Bell OH-58A Kiowa Gözlem helikopteri 8 1971–1972 Leased.
Bell 47G Sioux Hafif gözlem helikopteri 1960–1972 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Forward observation aircraft
Auster AOP Mk III Hava gözlem noktası Cessna 180A Establishment of six to eight aircraft.
Cessna 180 Liaison and reconnaissance aircraft 1958–
Eurocopter AS350B Squirrel Hafif helikopter 1990–
Yerinde Tarama Kartalı İnsansız hava aracı RQ-7B Shadow 200

Hava üsleri

Where Australian Army Aviation flies from

Siyah işaretler aktif üsleri, içi boş işaretler ise kapanmış havaalanlarını temsil eder. Army aviation has lived at Oakey since 1 July 1969 and has flown its operational helicopters from RAAF Base Townsville since 1988; the Tiger flew from Robertson Barracks, Darwin, until September 2026. RAAF Base Amberley, where 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron formed in 1960, and the Navy’s HMAS Albatross, home of the joint helicopter school, are listed for their Army units. Vung Tau and Nui Dat, the bases of 161 Reconnaissance Flight in Vietnam, closed in 1972.

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Avustralya

2 of the 8 bases above sit outside Australia, so the world map has to pull back until the home airfields cannot be told apart. The same pins again, without the overseas bases.

Temel ICAO Durum Pist Birimler ve uçaklar
HMAS AlbatrossNaval Air Station NowraYeni Güney Galler YSNW Aktif 03/212.046 m08/262.094 m
  • 723 Squadron joint helicopter school: Airbus Helicopters EC135T2+
Holsworthy BarracksLuscombe ArmyYeni Güney Galler YSHW Aktif 11/29670 m
Oakey Ordu Havacılık MerkeziQueensland (Toowoomba Bölgesi) YBOK Aktif 05/23914 m09/271,089 m14/321,649 m
  • Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC): Airbus Helicopters H135T3 Juno, Eurocopter Tiger ARH (to 2026)
  • School of Army Aviation: Airbus Helicopters H135T3 Juno
  • Rotary-wing Aircraft Maintenance School (RAMS)
  • No. 127 Squadron detachment, Republic of Singapore Air Force: Boeing CH-47 Chinook
  • Army Helicopter School: Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
  • 1st Aviation Regiment: Bell 206B-1 Kiowa, Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Bell UH-1H Iroquois
RAAF Amberley ÜssüQueensland YAMB Aktif 04/221.523 mbeton/asfalt15/333.047 mbeton/asfalt
  • 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron: Cessna 180, Bell 47G-2 Sioux
  • 161 Reconnaissance Flight: Bell 47G Sioux, Cessna 180
  • School of Army Aviation: Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
RAAF Townsville ÜssüQueensland YBTL Aktif 01/192.438 m07/251.100 m
Robertson BarracksKuzey Bölgesi YDBK Aktif
  • 162 Reconnaissance Squadron: Eurocopter Tiger ARH
  • 1st Aviation Regiment (headquarters and 161 Reconnaissance Squadron): Eurocopter Tiger ARH, Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
Luscombe Field, Nui DatBà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam 1972'de kapatıldı.
  • 161 Reconnaissance Flight: Bell 47G Sioux, Cessna 180, Pilatus PC-6 Porter
Vung TauBà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam 1972'de kapatıldı.
  • 161 Reconnaissance Flight: Bell 47G Sioux, Cessna 180, Pilatus PC-6 Porter

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Savaş düzeni

Who is stationed where in the Australian Army Aviation

Üslerine göre uçan birlikler, önce mevcut birlikler. The Army flies in aviation regiments of numbered squadrons — 161 and 162 Reconnaissance Squadrons in the 1st, 171st and 173rd Aviation Squadrons in the 6th — and the 1st Aviation Regiment grew out of 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron, formed in 1960. The Navy’s 723 Squadron is marked as joint and the Singapore Chinook detachment at Oakey as foreign. Where sources disagree on a date, the entry says so.

Oakey Ordu Havacılık Merkezi · YBOKArmy Aviation Training Centre, Australian Army
Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC)Eğitim merkezi · aktif
Airbus Helicopters H135T3 Juno, Eurocopter Tiger ARH (to 2026)
School of Army AviationUçuş okulu · aktif
Airbus Helicopters H135T3 Juno
Rotary-wing Aircraft Maintenance School (RAMS)Maintenance training school · active
No. 127 Squadron detachment, Republic of Singapore Air ForceForeign helicopter training detachment · foreign
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Army Helicopter School2001–
Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
1st Aviation Regiment1973–2007
Bell 206B-1 Kiowa, Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Bell UH-1H Iroquois
RAAF Townsville Üssü · YBTLRAAF Base Townsville; Army units under the 16th Aviation Brigade
5. Havacılık AlayıAviation regiment (transport and heavy lift) · active
CH-47F Chinook, UH-60M Kara Şahin, S-70A-9 Black Hawk (to 2021), UH-1H Iroquois (to 2007)
1st Aviation Regiment (headquarters and 161 Reconnaissance Squadron)Aviation regiment (attack) · active
AH-64E Apache Guardian
Holsworthy Barracks (Luscombe Army) · YSHW6th Aviation Regiment, 16th Aviation Brigade
6th Aviation RegimentAviation regiment (special operations) · active
UH-60M Kara Şahin, MRH 90 Taipan (2019–2023)
171st Aviation SquadronÖzel harekat havacılık filosu · aktif
UH-60M Kara Şahin
173rd Aviation SquadronÖzel harekat havacılık filosu · aktif
UH-60M Kara Şahin, MRH 90 Taipan, Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
161 Reconnaissance Squadron
Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
Robertson Barracks · YDBK1st Aviation Regiment
162 Reconnaissance Squadron
Eurocopter Tiger ARH
1st Aviation Regiment (headquarters and 161 Reconnaissance Squadron)2005–2025
Eurocopter Tiger ARH, Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
RAAF Base Amberley · YAMBAvustralya Kraliyet Hava Kuvvetleri
16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron1960–
Cessna 180, Bell 47G-2 Sioux
161 Reconnaissance Flight1965–1965
Bell 47G Sioux, Cessna 180
School of Army Aviation1972–
Bell 206B-1 Kiowa
HMAS Albatross (Naval Air Station Nowra) · YSNWRoyal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm
723 Squadron joint helicopter schoolJoint Army–Navy helicopter training school · joint
Airbus Helicopters EC135T2+

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Zaman çizelgesi

Australian Army Aviation milestones, 1914 to today

1912

20 September: the Minister for Defence approves a Flying Corps for the Army; first flights at Point Cook follow on 1 March 1914. In 1921 the corps becomes the core of the new RAAF, leaving the Army without aircraft.

1952

5 June: Captain Joe Luscombe, an Australian artillery officer flying with the British 1903 AOP Flight, is killed in action in Korea.

1957

1 Army Aviation Company forms at Bankstown; Cessna 180As replace its Austers in 1958.

1960

1 December: 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron forms at RAAF Amberley with Cessna 180s and Bell 47G-2 Sioux.

1965

161 Reconnaissance Flight reaches Vung Tau on 28 September and flies its first sortie in Vietnam on 22 October.

1968

1 July: the Australian Army Aviation Corps is formed with 106 officers.

1969

1 July: the Army takes over the airfield at Oakey, its aviation home ever since.

1972

161 Reconnaissance Flight leaves Vietnam; the Kiowa begins replacing the Sioux and the School of Army Aviation forms at Oakey.

1989

The RAAF’s battlefield helicopters pass to the Army: 9 Squadron’s Black Hawks and 35 Squadron’s Iroquois form the 5th Aviation Regiment at Townsville.

1993

Six Black Hawks in UN markings support the election in Cambodia, the Army’s first operational helicopter mission abroad.

1996

12 June: two Black Hawks collide near Townsville during Exercise Day Rotor 96; 18 are killed.

1999

September: Black Hawks and Kiowas are among the first forces into East Timor with INTERFET.

2001

21 December: contract for 22 Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters; the 16th Aviation Brigade is raised on 2 April 2002.

2007

The first MRH 90 Taipans arrive; the last Iroquois retires in September or October.

2011

30 May: a Chinook crashes in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, killing Lieutenant Marcus Case.

2021

15 January: 29 AH-64E Apaches chosen to replace the Tiger. 10 December: the last S-70A-9 Black Hawks retire.

2023

28 July: a Taipan crashes off the Whitsundays, killing four. 29 September: the Taipan fleet is permanently grounded. UH-60M deliveries begin in August.

2026

September: the Tiger is retired after a farewell flypast over Darwin; six Apaches are at Townsville. A Senate committee recommends an independent review of the Taipan crash report.


Savaş kaydı

Avustralya Kara Kuvvetleri Havacılığının uçuş yaptığı her savaş ve operasyon

Kayıtlarda belirtilen yerlerde sorti ve kayıplar, belirtilmeyen yerlerde ise boş bırakılmıştır.

10çatışmalar
1951Birinci
3Uçak kayboldu
7Öldürüldü
  • Kore Savaşı 1951–1953 Five Australian Army pilots flew artillery observation with the British No
  • Malaya Acil Durumu 1953 Army pilots were deployed to Malaya for security operations
  • Vietnam Savaşı 1965–1972 Reconnaissance, artillery spotting and liaison flying for Australian forces
  • Kamboçya'daki BM Geçiş Yönetimi 1993 Six Black Hawks in UN white delivered and recovered ballot boxes for the UN-run election
  • Bougainville barış süreci 1994–2001 Five Black Hawks supported the 1994 peace process; four red-painted UH-1H Iroquois supported the unarmed Truce and Peace Monitoring Groups from May 1998 to August 2001

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üreticiler

Who built the Australian Army Aviation fleet

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Sorular ve Cevaplar

Everything people ask about the Australian Army Aviation

Avustralya Kara Kuvvetleri Havacılığı nedir?
It is the flying arm of the Australian Army, formed as the Australian Army Aviation Corps on 1 July 1968. Its three aviation regiments (1st, 5th and 6th) belong to the 16th Aviation Brigade at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane, and its pilots train at Oakey in Queensland. "Australian Army Aviation" is also the current title of the English Wikipedia article on the service; English is the only official name.
Avustralya Ordusu 2026 yılında hangi helikopterleri kullanıyor?
O AH-64E Apache attack helicopter (six of 29 delivered by September 2026), the UH-60M Kara Şahin (40 ordered, about 15–17 delivered by mid-2025) and 14 CH-47F Chinook'lar. Five H135 Junos leased from the UK fly at Oakey, and Army pilots learn on the Navy’s EC135s at Nowra. The Tiger was retired in September 2026 and the MRH 90 Taipan in 2023.
Avustralya neden MRH 90 Taipan uçağını yere indirdi?
22 Mart 2023'te Jervis Körfezi'nde bir Taipan helikopterinin suya düşmesi ve 28 Temmuz 2023'te Whitsundays açıklarında bir diğerinin düşmesi sonucu 6. Havacılık Alayı'ndan dört mürettebat üyesinin hayatını kaybetmesinin ardından, Savunma Bakanı Richard Marles, 29 Eylül 2023'te filonun tekrar uçuşa geçmeyeceğini açıkladı. Yıllarca süren motor ve güvenilirlik sorunlarının ardından ve UH-60M helikopteri zaten sipariş edilmişken, bu karar planlanandan (aslında emeklilik tarihi 2037 idi) bir yıldan fazla önce alındı.
What caused the 2023 Taipan crash?
That is still being argued. The Defence Flight Safety Bureau concluded it was unlikely that the TopOwl helmet display contributed, but in September 2026 a Senate committee, after hearing claims that the bureau’s report had been improperly influenced, recommended an independent review of that report; the Inspector-General of the ADF had not yet handed down his findings (ABC News, 18 September 2026). The four killed were Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Max Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs.
What happened in the 1996 Black Hawk accident?
On the night of 12 June 1996, during Exercise Day Rotor 96 at the High Range Training Area near Townsville, one Black Hawk veered into another and clipped its tail rotor. Fifteen members of the Special Air Service Regiment and three of the 5th Aviation Regiment were killed, 12 in the first helicopter and six when the second burst into flames after a crash landing. Fourays records that the investigation led to cockpit voice and flight data recorders being fitted.
Why did the Tiger helicopter retire early?
The 22 Eurocopter Tigers ordered in 2001 arrived late and were troublesome: payments were suspended from July 2007 to May 2010, full operating capability came only in April 2016. In January 2021 the government chose 29 AH-64E Apache'ler instead, and the last Tigers flew a farewell over Darwin in September 2026.
Did the Australian Army fly aircraft in Vietnam?
Yes, but not the troop-carrying helicopters, which belonged to the RAAF. The Army’s 161 Reconnaissance Flight flew Cessna 180s, Sioux helicopters, Turbo-Porters, O-1 Bird Dogs and leased OH-58As in South Vietnam between 1965 and 1972, more than 72,000 hours in all; three of its pilots were killed.
When did the Army take over the Black Hawks and Chinooks from the RAAF?
The decision was made on 20 November 1986; the 5th Aviation Regiment began forming at Townsville in January 1988, and in 1989 the RAAF’s No. 9 Squadron (Black Hawks) and No. 35 Squadron (Iroquois) became its A and B Squadrons. The RAAF had retired its Chinooks in 1989; four came back as Army CH-47Ds in 1995.
Does the Australian Army still fly fixed-wing aircraft?
No. Its last fixed-wing aircraft, King Air B350s, went to the RAAF at the end of 2009. Before that it had flown Austers, Cessna 180s, Pilatus Turbo-Porters, GAF Nomads, Bandeirantes, Twin Otters and King Airs.
Where is the Australian Army Flying Museum?
At Oakey, Queensland, beside the Army Aviation Training Centre. It covers Australian military flying from the First World War onwards, holds examples of every aircraft 161 Reconnaissance Flight flew in Vietnam, is open Wednesday to Saturday and is free.



Kaynaklar ve Daha Fazla Okuma

Her bilgi kontrol edildi.

  • Fourays: Australian Army Aviation AssociationVeterans’ association of Army aviation; index of the history pages.
  • Fourays: The Australian Flying CorpsFlying Corps approved 20 September 1912; first flights at Point Cook 1 March 1914; four AFC squadrons; RAAF formed from the AFC in 1921.
  • Fourays: Kırklı ve ellili yıllarHava Gözlem Birliği'nin yeniden canlandırılması; 1903 AOP Filosu'nda beş Avustralyalı 1951-1953 yılları arasında Kore'deydi; Yüzbaşı Joe Luscombe 5 Haziran 1952'de öldürüldü; Malaya 1953; 1. Ordu Havacılık Bölüğü Bankstown'da 1957; Cessna 180A, Auster Mk III'ün yerini 1958'de aldı; 16. AOP Filosu 30 Kasım 1960'ta dağıtıldı.
  • Fourays: Altmışlar16. ALA Filosu 1 Aralık 1960'ta Amberley'de kuruldu; 161. Keşif Filosu Temmuz 1965'te, 28 Eylül 1965'te Vung Tau'da kuruldu, ilk sorti 22 Ekim 1965'te yapıldı, 72.000 saatten fazla uçuş süresi, üç pilot hayatını kaybetti; birlik 1 Temmuz 1968'de 106 subayla kuruldu; Oakey 1 Temmuz 1969'da Orduya katıldı.
  • Fourays: The seventies and eightiesKiowa replaces Sioux from 1972; Nomad; School of Army Aviation 1972; 183 Squadron leaves PNG 1975; two Porters to Vanuatu 1980; 20 November 1986 decision to transfer battlefield helicopters; 5 Aviation Regiment raised from January 1988.
  • Fourays: DoksanlarAS350B Squirrel 1990; Porter Ekim 1992'de hizmetten çekildi; 1993'te Kamboçya'ya altı Black Hawk; 1994'te Bougainville'e beş Black Hawk; Nomad'lar 1995'te hizmetten çekildi; ilk CH-47D 1995 ortalarında; 12 Haziran 1996'da çarpışma; 1996 sonlarında King Air ve Twin Otter kiralandı; PNG ve Irian Jaya kuraklık yardımı 1997–1998; Iroquois Bougainville'de Mayıs 1998–Ağustos 2001; AAvnTC 1998'de kuruldu; Doğu Timor 1999.
  • Fourays: 2000 ve sonrası16. Tugay (Havacılık) Karargahı 2 Nisan 2002'de kuruldu; 2001'de 22 Tiger sipariş edildi, ilk ikisi 2004'te Oakey'de teslim edildi; Ağustos 2004'te 90 adet MRH seçildi, 46'sı Deniz Kuvvetleri için, ilki 2007'de teslim edildi; Huey'lere veda Ekim 2007'de; Fiji'de Black Hawk kazası 2006'da (Kaptan Mark Bingley öldü); Irak'ta 2003 Chinook'lar; Afganistan'da Chinook kazası Mayıs 2011'de (Teğmen Marcus Case öldü); Solomon Adaları 2003; Doğu Timor 2006, Kiowa 2008'de geri çekildi; sabit kanatlı uçaklar 2009'da sona erdi.
  • Australian Army Flying Museum, OakeyMuseum at Oakey beside the Army Aviation Training Centre; open Wednesday to Saturday, free entry.
  • 161 Keşif Uçuşu Derneği161 Keşif Filosu'nun (Güney Vietnam 1965–1972) ve 161 Keşif Birliği'nin tarihini koruyan dernek; koleksiyon Oakey müzesinde sergilenmektedir.
  • ABC News: ‘It’s an absolute Ferrari to fly on’: ADF retires attack helicopters (26 September 2026)Tiger retired September 2026 after a farewell flypast over Mindil Beach, Darwin; 22 aircraft, A$1.1 billion; 29 Apaches ordered for A$4.5 billion, six delivered and based at Townsville, deliveries complete by end of 2029.
  • ABC News: Taipan crash inquiry leads to recommendation for Defence report review (18 September 2026)Crew: Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Max Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock, Corporal Alexander Naggs; DFSB found TopOwl unlikely to have contributed; Senate committee recommended an independent review of the DFSB report; IGADF inquiry yet to report.
  • ABC News: Thirty years since Black Hawk aviation disaster saw 18 killed (12 June 2026)Anniversary report on the June 1996 collision near Townsville that killed 18.
  • Department of Defence: PFAS investigation and management, Army Aviation Centre OakeyFetched. Detailed environmental investigation being finalised; remediation measures in the Management Area.

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