16th Aviation Brigade (Australia)

Formation of the Australian Army 16th Brigade (Australia) September 2026 September 2026 16th Aviation Brigade File:16th Aviation Brigade (Australia) logo.jpg 160px 2002–present Australia Army Aviation 1,150 (active)The Australian Army. Modernisation from Beersheba and Beyond Commonwealth of Australia 5 http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Army/Our%20future/About/Army%20101%20Brief%20Ver%207%20-%20Modernising%20from%20Beersheba%20and%20Beyond%20v4.pdf 26 August 2014 1 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705212417/http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Army/Our%20future/About/Army%20101%20Brief%20Ver%207%20-%20Modernising%20from%20Beersheba%20and%20Beyond%20v4.pdf 5 July 2016 dead dmy-all150 (reserve) Army Aviation Command Enoggera, Queensland BRIG Fern Thompson COL Charlie Barton Deputy commander 100px Unit colour patch 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.Black Hawk 221 Board of Inquiry 25 January 2008 Australian Defence Force http://www.defence.gov.au/publications/coi/reports/bh221_boi_report.pdf 5 August 2016 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.Hastie Lt-Col Andrew New HQ for aviation brigade http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1059/topstories/story08.htm Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper 1059 11 September 2002 Department of Defence Canberra, Australia 0729-568516th Aviation Brigade http://www.army.gov.au/Our-people/Units/Forces-Command/16th-Aviation-Brigade Australian Army 9 March 2012 31 July 2016 19 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160719212334/http://www.army.gov.au/Our-people/Units/Forces-Command/16th-Aviation-Brigade dead It was originally named Headquarters 16th Brigade (Aviation) and was renamed to the 16th Aviation Brigade.Army aviation in Australia 1970–2015 http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Files/Our%20work/Community%20engagement/2015_02_AHQ_ArmyAviation_Factsheet.pdf Australian Army Australian Army Flying Museum 4 August 2016 24 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154311/http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Files/Our%20work/Community%20engagement/2015_02_AHQ_ArmyAviation_Factsheet.pdf 8 October 2016 The Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC) based at Oakey is responsible for training and maintains a training fleet reporting separately to Army Aviation Command.https://news.defence.gov.au/service/army-aviation-command-established Army Aviation Command established Department of Defence 2 December 2021 9 January 2022 Organisation As of 2025 the 16th Aviation Brigade consists of:Markowski Tadek Mission Possible: behind the scenes in aviation https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-07-18/mission-possible-behind-scenes-aviation Department of Defence 7 December 2025 18 July 2025 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)Cooper Wade What is Artillery Surveillance and Target Acquisition? The Cove https://cove.army.gov.au/article/what-artillery-surveillance-and-target-acquisition The Cove Australian Army 23 December 2024 en 3 June 2020 131st Battery 132nd Battery 133rd Battery (forming 2024) Operational Support Battery Combat Service Support Battery 16th Aviation Support Battalion Equipment AircraftOriginTypeVersionsIn service Boeing CH-47 Chinook Heavy-lift transport helicopter CH-47F 14 Eurocopter Tiger Attack and Reconnaissance helicopter Tiger ARH 22http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/05/armys-tiger-arh-achieves-foc/ 12 May 2016 Australian Aviation Army's Tiger ARH achieves FOC 0813-0876 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Multi-role transport helicopter UH-60M 12, 40 to be delivered by 2030Minister for Defence Richard Marles Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy Black Hawk fleet bolsters Australia’s security https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2025-02-19/black-hawk-fleet-bolsters-australias-security Department of Defence Ministers 20 February 2025 19 February 2025 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 30em Further reading Dennis Peter The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand Melbourne 2008 Second 978-0-19-551784-2 etal Gubler Abraham 2008 Army Aviation's New Decade of Growth Asia Pacific Defence Reporter 34 5 16–19 1037-1427 Category:Brigades of Australia Category:Aviation units and formations of the Australian Army Category:Military units and formations established in 2002 Category:2002 establishments in Australia Category:Army aviation brigades Category:Military units in Queensland