This is a list of all aircraft operated by the Australian Army since its formation.
Aircraft type | Origin | Variant | Role | Service period | Notes |
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A11 Auster Mark III | Unnited Kingdom | Mk III{{BR}}MK V{{BR}}AOP.6 | Two-seat Air Observation Post aircraft | 1944-1959 | 58 aircraft. Operated by the RAAF in support of the Australian Army. |
A98 Cessna 180 | United States | Model 180A{{BR}}Model 180D{{BR}}Model 180E | Two to four seat liaison, observation aircraft | 1959-1975 | 19 aircraft |
A14 Pilatus PC-6B Turbo-Porter | Switzerland | PC-6B Turbo Porter | Eight-seat reconnaissance, light transport aircraft | 1968-1992 | 19 aircraft |
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog | United States | O-2 Bird Dog | One or two-seat liaison, observation aircraft | 1967-1968 | Three aircraft on loan from the US Army. Operated by the 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight (Australia) |
Beechcraft Queen Air | United States | A65 Queen Air{{BR}}B70 Queen Air | 1971-19?? | Four aircraft. Operated by the Australian Army Survey corps |
A18 GAF Nomad | Australia | Nomad N22B{{BR}}Nomad N24A | Two-crew twin-engine utility transport, reconnaissance aircraft, capable of carrying 11 passengers | 1975-1995 | 22 aircraft |
A32 Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | (King Air B200, B200C and B300) | Twin-engine utility transport aircraft | 1997-current | 24 aircraft. Including leased civilian aircraft. |
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante | Brazil | EMB 100P1 Bandeirante | 1995 only | Four aircraft were leased from Flight West Airlines. Operated by the 173rd Aviation Squadron (Australia) |
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | Canada | DHC-6-320 Twin Otter | 1996-2004 | Three aircraft were leased from Hawker Pacific 1996. Operated by the 173rd Aviation Squadron (Australia) |
CASA C-212 Aviocar | Spain | C-212-CC{{BR}}C-212-CD{{BR}}C-212-EE | 2007-current | Four aircraft. Operated by the Parachute Training School (Australian Army) |
Aircraft type | Origin | Variant | Role | Service period | Notes |
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A22 Aerospatiale AS.350B Squirrel | France | AS.350B Squirrel | Two-crew light utility, training helicopter | 1990-1998 | 18 helicopters. Operated by the Australian Defence Force Helicopter School |
A1 Bell 47 Sioux | United States | Model 47G-2 Sioux{{BR}}Model 47G-2A Sioux{{BR}}Model 47G-3B1 Sioux | Three-seat light utility, training helicopter | 1960-1977 | 47 helicopters |
A17 Bell / CAC CA-32, OH-58A Kiowa | United States{{BR}}Australia | CAC CA-32, OH-58A Kiowa{{BR}}Model 206B-1 Kiowa{{BR}} | Light observation, reconnaissance helicopter | 1971-current | 64 helicopters. Including eight US built helicopters, which were leased to the Australian Army. |
A2 Bell UH-1 Iroquois | United States | UH-1H Iroquois | Multi-role utility transport helicopter | 1990-2007 | 25 helicopters. Transferred from the RAAF to the Australian Army in 1990 |
A17 Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States | CH-47D Chinook{{BR}}CH-47F Chinook | Twin-rotor medium-lift transport helicopter | 1995-current | 18 helicopters |
A25 Sikorsky S-70 Blackhawk | United States | S-70A-9 Black Hawk | Four-crew multi-role battlefield support helicopter, capable of carrying 10 troops | 1990-current | 39 helicopters. Transferred from the RAAF to the Australian Army. |
A38 Eurocopter Tiger | Europe | Tiger ARH | Armed reconnaissance, attack helicopter | 2004-current | 22 helicopters |
A40 NHIndustries NH90 | Europe | TTH: Tactical Transport Helicopter | Utility transport helicopter | 2007-current | 40 helicopters |
Bell 412 | United States{{BR}}Canada | Bell 412{{BR}}AB 412 | 2007-current | Two helicopters. Operated by the Army Aviation Training Centre |
1. ^"World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 15 January 2007.
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2011/06/chinook-down-in-afghanistan/ |title=Australian Chinook crashes in Afghanistan |author= |date=1 June 2011 |work=Australian Aviation |publisher= |accessdate=28 June 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8388523/defence-to-buy-2-more-chinooks |title=Defence to buy two more Chinook choppers |author= |date=12 December 2011 |work= |publisher=ninemsn |accessdate=11 December 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314055929/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8388523/defence-to-buy-2-more-chinooks |archivedate=14 March 2012 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/09/australian-army-receives-final-ch-47f-chinook/|title=Australian Army receives final CH-47F Chinook|work=Australian Aviation|date=10 September 2015|accessdate=12 September 2015}}
5. ^Leoni 2007, pp. 250–256.