The Army Aviation Corps is a component of the Indian Army. In 1986 the "Air Observation Post" units were transferred from the Air Force to the Army to form the Army Aviation branch. Using nine helicopter squadrons, Army Aviation has supported ground units in the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir and in Sri Lanka, as well as counterinsurgency operations in various parts of the country.
| ESTABLISHMENT | 1 November, 1986 |
| HEADQUARTERS | Army headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi |
| ROLE | Battlefield support, Reconnaissance |
| MOTTO | Suveg Va Sudrid (Translated ? |
| WEBSITE | Indianarmy.nic.in |
| ANNIVERSARY | 15 January |
President Draupadi Murmu
Commander-in-Chief
General Manoj Pande
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)
Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju
Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS)
Fleet Size
328
Pilots
Employees
1,237,117
| TYPE | MODEL | NUMBER |
| HELICOPTERS |  Boeing AH-64 HAL Dhruv Kamov Ka-226 HAL LCH Aérospatiale SA315 (HAL Cheetah) Aérospatiale SA316 (HAL Chetak) | 12* (on order) 191 135* (on order) 114* (on order) 37 4 |
| AIRCRAFT IMAGE | REGISTERATION | VARIANT | DATE OF INDUCTION | STATUS |
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