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The 5th Aviation Regiment (5 Avn Regt) is an Australian Army aviation unit. Formed in 1987 after the Army took over responsibility for operating helicopters from the Royal Australian Air Force, the regiment is based at RAAF Base Townsville, in Queensland.
Prior to Federation each of the Australian colonies had maintained their own military forces made up pre-dominantly of volunteers or militia, and the uniforms they adopted generally followed colour and design of the part-time British territorial forces, being mostly green and grey as opposed to the red of the British regular forces, although this was worn by some units. [2]
The Australian Army Aviation (AAAvn) is an administrative corps of the Australian Army. It was formed on 1 July 1968. The motto of the Australian Army Aviation corps is Vigilance. In August 2018, the Corps consisted of 140 aircraft, 1495 uniformed personnel and over 3000 personnel engaged in industry support. [1]
The following is a list of current regiments of the Australian Army, listed by Corps and service ... 1st Aviation Regiment; 5th Aviation Regiment; 6th Aviation ...
The Army is expected to have received 12 UH-60Ms by the end of 2024 with the remaining 28 to be delivered by 2030. [107] [109] AgustaWestland AW139 Italy: Utility helicopter 5 The Army has been operating 3 AW139s leased from Toll since 2021 for the 5th Aviation Regiment under an Army Commercial Helicopter program due to issues with the MRH90 ...
Australian Army GAF Nomad at Wagga Wagga. This is a list of Australian Army aviation units. [Note 1] 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 ...
The Australian Army uniforms are detailed in the Australian Army Dress Manual [99] and are grouped into nine general categories, each ranging from ceremonial dress, to general duties dress, to battle dress (in addition there are a number of special categories specific to uniforms that are only worn when posted to specific locations, like ADFA ...
5th Aviation Regiment (Australia) 6th Aviation Regiment (Australia) No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF; No. 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron (Australia) 16th Aviation Brigade (Australia) 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery; 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight (Australia) 171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron