| Joint Aviation Command | |
|---|---|
 Joint Aviation Command badge | |
| Active | 5 October 1999 – present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force |
| Type | Tri-service command |
| Role | Battlefield helicopter operations Army UAV operations |
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| Part of | Army Headquarters[1] |
| Headquarters | Marlborough Lines, Andover |
| Motto(s) | Across all boundaries |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Smith |
| Inaugural commander | Air-Vice Marshal David Niven |
The Joint Aviation Command (JAC), previously known as Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), is a tri-service organisation uniting battlefield military helicopters of all three services of the British Armed Forces and unmanned aerial vehicles of the British Army for command and coordination purposes.[2]
The majority of the United Kingdom's military helicopters come under JAC, although exceptions include the Royal Navy's anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning helicopters and the No. 1 Flying Training School.[3]
- ^ "How Defence Works Version 6.0" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. UK Ministry of Defence. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Subordinate to CGS are two 3-star commanders and one 2-star commander...Commander Joint Helicopter Command
- ^ "Joint Aviation Command". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Rory (29 February 2020). "RAF chief opens state-of-the-art helicopter training facilities in Shawbury". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 29 February 2020.