Australian Army Aviation

Australian Army Aviation
Founded1 July 1968
CountryAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
TypeArmy aviation
Motto(s)Vigilance
Colors
Insignia
Roundel

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 Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers trains aeronautical engineers, structural fitters, technicians, life support staff and avionics technicians, while the Royal Australian Corps of Transport trains and provides air dispatchers and drivers. As with many other Army units, a wide range of qualified personnel fill roles within the regiments.

Members of the Aviation Corps are entitled to wear a sky blue beret with the Corps or Regiment badge. Members of other corps posted to AAAvn units wear the sky blue beret with their parent corps badge.

  1. ^ "A competitive edge – 50 years of the Australian Army Aviation Corps". Australian Aviation. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.