16th Aviation Brigade (Australia)

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16th Aviation Brigade
Active2002–present
CountryAustralia
Branch Army
TypeAviation
Size1,150 (active) [1]
150 (reserve)
Part of Army Aviation Command
Garrison/HQ Enoggera, Queensland
Commanders
Current
commander		BRIG Fern Thompson
Deputy commanderCOL Charlie Barton
Insignia
Unit colour patch 16th Brigade Aviation Headquarters.png

The 16th Aviation Brigade (16 Avn Bde) commands all the Australian Army aviation units and has technical control of the Army Aviation Training Centre reporting to Army Aviation Command. [1] [2] The Brigade was formed on 2 April 2002 by combining Headquarters Divisional Aviation (Operational Command) and Headquarters Aviation Support Group (Technical Command) and is headquartered in Enoggera Barracks, Queensland. [2] [3] [4] It was originally named Headquarters 16th Brigade (Aviation) and was renamed to the 16th Aviation Brigade. [3] [5]

Contents

The Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC) based at Oakey is responsible for training and maintains a training fleet reporting separately to Army Aviation Command. [1] [6]

Organisation

As of 2023 the 16th Aviation Brigade consists of: [4]

Equipment

AircraftOriginTypeVersionsIn service
Boeing CH-47 Chinook Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Heavy-lift transport helicopterCH-47F14
Eurocopter Tiger Flag of Europe.svg  Europe Attack and Reconnaissance helicopterTiger ARH22 [8]
Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Multi-role transport helicopterUH-60M12, 40 to be delivered by 2030 [9]
AH-64E Apache Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Attack helicopterAH-64E0 (29 ordered to replace the Tiger ARH)
Airbus H135 Juno Flag of Europe.svg  Europe Light utility and training helicopterH135 T3+ Juno5

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Australian Army. Modernisation from Beersheba and Beyond (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 26 August 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Black Hawk 221 Board of Inquiry (PDF). Australian Defence Force. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Hastie, Lt-Col Andrew (11 September 2002). "New HQ for aviation brigade". Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1059 ed.). Canberra, Australia: Department of Defence. ISSN   0729-5685.
  4. 1 2 "16th Aviation Brigade". Australian Army. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Army aviation in Australia 1970–2015" (PDF). Australian Army. Australian Army Flying Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Army Aviation Command established". Department of Defence (Press release). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Cooper, Wade (3 June 2020). "What is Artillery Surveillance and Target Acquisition? | The Cove". The Cove. Australian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Army's Tiger ARH achieves FOC". Australian Aviation. 12 May 2016. ISSN   0813-0876.
  9. ↑ Minister for Defence Richard Marles; Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy (19 February 2025). "Black Hawk fleet bolsters Australia's security". Department of Defence Ministers (Press release). Retrieved 20 February 2025.

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