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16th Aviation Brigade (Australia)

Formation of the Australian Army

Field	Value
unit_name	16th Aviation Brigade
image_size	200px
dates	2002–present
country	Australia
branch	Army
type	Aviation
size	1,150 (active)
150 (reserve)
command_structure	Army Aviation Command
garrison	Enoggera, Queensland
battle_honours
commander1	BRIG Fern Thompson
commander2	COL Charlie Barton
commander2_label	Deputy commander
notable_commanders
identification_symbol	[[File:16th Brigade Aviation Headquarters.png	100px]]
identification_symbol_label	Unit colour patch
identification_symbol_4_label

150 (reserve)

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. 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. It was originally named Headquarters 16th Brigade (Aviation) and was renamed to the 16th Aviation Brigade.

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

Organisation

As of 2025 the 16th Aviation Brigade consists of:

16th Aviation Brigade headquarters (Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane, Queensland)
- 1st Aviation Regiment (armed reconnaissance helicopter, Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Northern Territory)
  - 161st Reconnaissance Squadron
  - 162nd Reconnaissance Squadron
  - Logistic Support Squadron
  - Technical Support Squadron
- 5th Aviation Regiment (transport helicopter, RAAF Base Townsville, Townsville, Queensland)
  - A Squadron
  - B Squadron
  - C Squadron
  - Logistic Support Squadron
  - Technical Support Squadron
- 6th Aviation Regiment (special forces transport helicopter, Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney)
  - 171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron
  - 173rd Special Operations Aviation Squadron
  - Support Squadron
- 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (Unmanned Aerial Systems, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera)
  - 131st Battery
  - 132nd Battery
  - 133rd Battery (forming 2024)
  - Operational Support Battery
  - Combat Service Support Battery
- 16th Aviation Support Battalion

Equipment

Aircraft	Type	Versions	In service
Boeing CH-47 Chinook	Heavy-lift transport helicopter	CH-47F	14
Eurocopter Tiger	Attack and Reconnaissance helicopter	Tiger ARH	22
Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk	Multi-role transport helicopter	UH-60M	12, 40 to be delivered by 2030
AH-64E Apache	Attack helicopter	AH-64E	0 (29 ordered to replace the Tiger ARH)
Airbus H135 Juno	Light utility and training helicopter	H135 T3+ Juno	5

References

(26 August 2014). "The Australian Army. Modernisation from Beersheba and Beyond". Commonwealth of Australia.
(25 January 2008). "Black Hawk 221 Board of Inquiry". Australian Defence Force.
(11 September 2002). "New HQ for aviation brigade". Department of Defence.
"16th Aviation Brigade". 9 March 2012.
"Army aviation in Australia 1970–2015". Australian Army Flying Museum.
(2 December 2021). "Army Aviation Command established".
(18 July 2025). "Mission Possible: behind the scenes in aviation". Department of Defence.
(3 June 2020). "What is Artillery Surveillance and Target Acquisition? {{!}} The Cove". Australian Army.
(12 May 2016). "Army's Tiger ARH achieves FOC". Australian Aviation.
(19 February 2025). "Black Hawk fleet bolsters Australia’s security".

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