The Army Aviation Corps is
a component of the Indian
Army, formed on 1 November 1986. The aviation arm is headed by a Director
General of the rank of Lt General at
the Army HQ, New
Delhi.
The
army aviation pilots are drawn from other combat arms, including artillery
officers, to form a composite third dimensional force for an integrated battle.
IAF operates & flies attack Helicopters like
the Mil
Mi-25/Mi-35 which
are owned and administered by the Indian Air Force, but under the
operational control of the Army & play a major role to support the armoured
columns and infantry. Apart from the attack role, helicopters like the HAL
Chetak (Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III), HAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315
Lama) and HAL
Dhruv provide logistical support for the Indian Army in remote and inaccessible
areas, especially the Siachen
Glacier.
Army Aviation Corps(AAC) also perform tasks
like CSAR,
artillery lift, Combat transportation, logistics relief, military prisoner
transportation and Medical
evacuation (MEDEVAC) during war and in the case of natural
calamities.
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