1st Aviation Regiment (Australia)

1st Aviation Regiment
An Australian Army Tiger ARH
Active1966 – present
Country Australia
BranchArmy
TypeAviation
RoleAttack and reconnaissance
SizeRegiment
Part of16th Aviation Brigade
Garrison/HQRobertson Barracks, Darwin
Motto(s)Alert
Mascot(s)Sergeant Penny Alert
(a peregrine falcon)
EquipmentTiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 1st Aviation Regiment is one of the Australian Army's three Army Aviation regiments and provides aerial reconnaissance and fire support to the Australian Army. The 1st Aviation Regiment, equipped with Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters, forms part of the 16th Aviation Brigade and is based at Gaza Lines, Robertson Barracks, Darwin.[1]

  1. ^ "1st Aviation Regiment". Australian Army. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.