Army aviation



An army aviation unit is an aviation-related unit of a nation's army, often described as an air corps. These units are generally separate from a nation's dedicated air force, and usually comprise helicopters and light support fixed-wing aircraft.

Tasks
The tasks of each army's aviation units are defined slightly different, depending on nationality. Some general characteristics, however, apply to all army aviation units regardless of provenience:
 * Logistic and battlefield support
 * Tactical transport both internally and externally, of personnel and material
 * Assault duties and anti-tank warfare
 * Search and rescue
 * Medical evacuation
 * Reconnaissance and fire support in a combined arms team
 * Surveillance
 * Liaison
 * Flying training
 * Disaster relief

Equipment
In order to fulfill their manifold tasks, army aviation mostly uses helicopters. These helicopters can be classified into the following types:


 * Attack helicopters for close air support of ground troops and anti-tank role
 * Transport helicopters
 * Observation helicopters
 * Utility helicopters
 * CSAR, Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC)/MEDEVAC helicopters
 * Training helicopters

List of national army aviation components

 * Argentine Army Aviation
 * Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
 * German Army Aviation Corps
 * Army Aviation Corps (India)
 * Australian Army Aviation
 * Brazilian Army Aviation Command
 * Colombian National Army Aviation
 * French Army Light Aviation
 * Indonesian Army Aviation
 * Iranian Army Aviation
 * Italian Army Aviation
 * Malaysian Army Aviation
 * Nepalese Army Air Service
 * Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit
 * Pakistan Army Aviation Corps
 * Spanish Army Airmobile Force
 * United States Army Aviation Branch
 * 1st Army Aviation Brigade (Greece)