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	===Training===		===Training===
	Army Aviation Corps candidates are trained at the Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS) in [[Nashik]]; training was previously conducted at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/37-pilots-10-instructors-complete-army-chopper-course-at-cats/1165055/\|title=37 pilots, 10 instructors complete Army chopper course at CATS\|date=12 May 2018\|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]]\|access-date=3 October 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141501/https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/37-pilots-10-instructors-complete-army-chopper-course-at-cats/1165055/\|archive-date=3 October 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> A Cheetah helicopter simulator was installed at CATS to reduce training costs and pilot risk. The simulator exposes trainees to snow, rain, varied terrain, night flying, emergencies, and tactical maneuvers.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/29-Army-Aviation-Corps.html\|title=Army Aviation Corps (AAC)\|website=[[Bharat Rakshak]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141508/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/29-Army-Aviation-Corps.html\|archive-date=3 October 2018\|url-status=live\|access-date=3 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Army Aviation Corps candidates are trained at the Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS) in [[Nashik]]; training was previously conducted at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/37-pilots-10-instructors-complete-army-chopper-course-at-cats/1165055/\|title=37 pilots, 10 instructors complete Army chopper course at CATS\|date=12 May 2018\|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|The Financial Express]]\|access-date=3 October 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141501/https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/37-pilots-10-instructors-complete-army-chopper-course-at-cats/1165055/\|archive-date=3 October 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> A Cheetah helicopter simulator was installed at CATS to reduce training costs and pilot risk. The simulator exposes trainees to snow, rain, varied terrain, night flying, emergencies, and tactical maneuvers.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/29-Army-Aviation-Corps.html\|title=Army Aviation Corps (AAC)\|website=[[Bharat Rakshak]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141508/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/29-Army-Aviation-Corps.html\|archive-date=3 October 2018\|url-status=live\|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

	==Organization==		==Organization==
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	=={{anchor\|Future of the Army Aviation Corps}}Plans==		=={{anchor\|Future of the Army Aviation Corps}}Plans==
	In 2012, the army was evaluating helicopters from [[Kamov]], [[Eurocopter]] and [[AgustaWestland]] for its light-helicopter contract for supplying troops stationed at high altitudes. The $750 million contract for the 197 helicopters intended to replace its 1970s Chetak and Cheetah helicopters for high-altitude surveillance and logistics. The successful bidder would provide 60 helicopters in operating condition; the remaining 137 aircraft would be produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The successful bidder was required to invest at least 30 percent of the contract in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12918 \|title=Indian Military News Headlines :: \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|access-date=13 December 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306195810/http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12918 \|archive-date=6 March 2012 }}</ref> In December 2014, the [[Kamov Ka-226\|Kamov Ka-226T]] was selected as a light utility helicopter to replace the Chetak and Cheetah while the [[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] was developed. Kamov would build a production plant in India, and 197 helicopters would be purchased under the [[Make in India]] program.<ref>{{Cite news\|url =http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms\|title =Make in India: Defence ministry okays $3.4 billion deals including procurement of US-origin M777 artillery guns\|newspaper =The Economic Times\|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151029175351/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms\|archive-date =29 October 2015\|url-status =live\|last1 =Pubby\|first1 =Manu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Rogozin: India will produce at Mi-17 and Ka-226T\|work=DefenceRadar\|url=http://defenceradar.com/2014/12/12/rogozin-india-will-produce-at-mi-17-and-ka-226t/\|date=12 December 2014\|access-date=23 May 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203229/http://defenceradar.com/2014/12/12/rogozin-india-will-produce-at-mi-17-and-ka-226t/\|archive-date=24 July 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Of these 135 are earmarked for the Indian Army.<ref name="waf-2020">{{cite web\|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article\|title=World Air Forces 2020\|website=FlightGlobal.com\|url-access=registration\|access-date=24 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> However the deal was later dead by 2021. The Army was looking at the indigenous [[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] and later placed order for it under limited series production.		In 2012, the army was evaluating helicopters from [[Kamov]], [[Eurocopter]] and [[AgustaWestland]] for its light-helicopter contract for supplying troops stationed at high altitudes. The $750 million contract for the 197 helicopters intended to replace its 1970s Chetak and Cheetah helicopters for high-altitude surveillance and logistics. The successful bidder would provide 60 helicopters in operating condition; the remaining 137 aircraft would be produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The successful bidder was required to invest at least 30 percent of the contract in India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12918 \|title=Indian Military News Headlines :: \|publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|access-date=13 December 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306195810/http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12918 \|archive-date=6 March 2012 }}</ref> In December 2014, the [[Kamov Ka-226\|Kamov Ka-226T]] was selected as a light utility helicopter to replace the Chetak and Cheetah while the [[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] was developed. Kamov would build a production plant in India, and 197 helicopters would be purchased under the [[Make in India]] program.<ref>{{Cite news\|url =http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms\|title =Make in India: Defence ministry okays $3.4 billion deals including procurement of US-origin M777 artillery guns\|newspaper =The Economic Times\|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151029175351/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms\|archive-date =29 October 2015\|url-status =live\|last1 =Pubby\|first1 =Manu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Rogozin: India will produce at Mi-17 and Ka-226T\|work=DefenceRadar\|url=http://defenceradar.com/2014/12/12/rogozin-india-will-produce-at-mi-17-and-ka-226t/\|date=12 December 2014\|access-date=23 May 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203229/http://defenceradar.com/2014/12/12/rogozin-india-will-produce-at-mi-17-and-ka-226t/\|archive-date=24 July 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Of these 135 are earmarked for the Indian Army.<ref name="waf-2020">{{cite web\|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article\|title=World Air Forces 2020\|website=FlightGlobal.com\|url-access=registration\|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> However the deal was later dead by 2021. The Army was looking at the indigenous [[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] and later placed order for it under limited series production.

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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Army Aviation Corps
| image = File:AAC insignia.svg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Army Aviation badge
| start_date = 1 November 1986
| dates =
| country = {{Flag|India}}
| allegiance = [[Republic of India]]
| branch = {{army|India}}
| type = [[Army aviation]]
| role = Battlefield support, [[reconnaissance]]
| size = 180 manned aircraft
| aircraft_attack = [[HAL Rudra]]
| aircraft_transport = [[HAL Dhruv]], [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|HAL Chetak]], [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|HAL Cheetah]]
| decorations = {{ubl|[[Maha Vir Chakra]] (2)|[[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]|[[Vir Chakra]] (16)|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]s (3)|[[Shaurya Chakra]] (11)|[[Yudh Seva Medal]]s (5)|[[Sena Medal]]s (54)|Sena Medal bar|[[Vayu Sena Medal]]s (8)|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]s (19)|[[Mentioned in dispatches|Mentions in dispatches]] (45)|Chief of Army/Air Staff commendation cards (154)}}
| commander1 = Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Suri<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1406912271838629891|title=Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Suri assumed the appointment of Director General & Colonel Commandant of Army Aviation on 21 Jun 2021.|date=2021-06-21|access-date=2021-06-21}}</ref>
| commander1_label = [[Director general]]
| commander2 =
| commander2_label =
| Director General =
}}

The '''Army Aviation Corps''' is a component of the [[Indian Army]] which was formed on 1 November 1986. The corps is headed by a director general (with the rank of [[lieutenant general]]) at army headquarters in [[New Delhi]].

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2020}}
In 1984, the Indian Army's [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] inducted the [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|HAL Cheetah]] during the [[Siachen conflict|Siachen Glacier conflict]]. Two years later, the [[Indian Air Force]]'s [[Air Observation Post]] units were transferred to the Indian Army to form its Army Aviation Corps. With nine helicopter squadrons, the corps supported ground units by carrying men and material to the {{convert|70|km|adj=on}} [[Siachen Glacier]] until the 2003 ceasefire.

During the late-1980s [[Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War]], the corps experienced jungle warfare. A unit of the Army Aviation Corps operated in [[Somalia]] as part of [[United Nations Operation in Somalia II]] from October 1993 to November 1994. During the operation, the corps flew over 2,000 hours accident-free with 100-percent serviceability in desert-like conditions. It also participated in the 1999 [[Kargil War]].

=={{anchor|Today}}Present day==
===Role===
Army Aviation Corps pilots are drawn from other combat arms, including artillery officers. The [[Indian Air Force]] flies [[attack helicopter]]s such as the [[Mil Mi-24|Mil Mi-25/Mi-35]] and [[HAL Rudra]], which are under the operational control of the army. Helicopters such as the [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|HAL Chetak]], [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|HAL Cheetah]] and [[HAL Dhruv]] provide logistical support for the Indian Army in remote and inaccessible areas.

The Army Aviation Corps also perform [[combat search and rescue]] (CSAR), artillery lift, combat transportation, logistics relief, military prisoner transportation and [[medical evacuation]] (MEDEVAC) in wartime and during natural disasters. The director general of the Army Aviation Corps is Lt Gen P. K. Bharali.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>

===Training===
Army Aviation Corps candidates are trained at the Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS) in [[Nashik]]; training was previously conducted at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/37-pilots-10-instructors-complete-army-chopper-course-at-cats/1165055/|title=37 pilots, 10 instructors complete Army chopper course at CATS|date=12 May 2018|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141501/https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/37-pilots-10-instructors-complete-army-chopper-course-at-cats/1165055/|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> A Cheetah helicopter simulator was installed at CATS to reduce training costs and pilot risk. The simulator exposes trainees to snow, rain, varied terrain, night flying, emergencies, and tactical maneuvers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/29-Army-Aviation-Corps.html|title=Army Aviation Corps (AAC)|website=[[Bharat Rakshak]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141508/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/29-Army-Aviation-Corps.html|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=live|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

==Aircraft==
{{main|List of active Indian military aircraft#Army Aviation Corps}}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]]
|-
| [[HAL Dhruv]]
| [[India]]
| [[Utility helicopter|utility]]
|
| 109
| 95 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2021">{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/world-air-forces-directory-2021.article|title = World Air Forces 2021|publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2020 |access-date= 23 December 2020|url-access=registration}}</ref>
|-
| [[HAL Rudra]]
| [[India]]
| [[Armed helicopter| armed scout]]
|
|75
|25 on order<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/despite-shortages-army-aviation-raises-tempo-in-operations-along-lac/article34988379.ece/amp/}}</ref>
|-
|[[HAL Chetak]]
| France
|liaison / utility
|
|4<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|license-built version of the [[Aérospatiale Alouette III| Alouette III]]
|-
| [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama| HAL Cheetah]]
| India
| liaison / utility
|
| 35
|10 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|-
| [[HAL Light Combat Helicopter]]
| [[India]]
| attack
|
|
|5 under Limited series Production,114 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|-
|[[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64]]
|[[United States]]
|[[Attack helicopter|Attack]]
|[[Boeing AH-64 Apache#AH-64E|AH-64E(I)]]
|
|6 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2021"/>
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
|-
|[[IAI Heron]]
|Israel
| surveillance
|Heron 1
|
|16 on order<ref name="janes-20feb13">{{cite journal|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=India signs up for more Heron UAVs|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=20 February 2013|volume=50|issue=12|issn=20483430}}</ref>
|-
|[[IAI Searcher]]<ref name="janes-16sep15">{{cite journal|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|title=India to buy Heron TP UAVs|journal=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=16 September 2015|volume=52|issue=44|issn=20483430}}</ref>
|[[Israel]]
| surveillance
|Mk. I / II
|
|
|}

=={{anchor|Future of the Army Aviation Corps}}Plans==
[[File:IA Dhruv Berlin-08.jpg|thumb|right|An Army Dhruv at the [[ILA Berlin Air Show ]] 2008]]
In 2012, the army was evaluating helicopters from [[Kamov]], [[Eurocopter]] and [[AgustaWestland]] for its light-helicopter contract for supplying troops stationed at high altitudes. The $750 million contract for the 197 helicopters intended to replace its 1970s Chetak and Cheetah helicopters for high-altitude surveillance and logistics. The successful bidder would provide 60 helicopters in operating condition; the remaining 137 aircraft would be produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The successful bidder was required to invest at least 30 percent of the contract in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12918 |title=Indian Military News Headlines :: |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |access-date=13 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306195810/http://bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12918 |archive-date=6 March 2012 }}</ref> In December 2014, the [[Kamov Ka-226|Kamov Ka-226T]] was selected as a light utility helicopter to replace the Chetak and Cheetah while the [[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]] was developed. Kamov would build a production plant in India, and 197 helicopters would be purchased under the [[Make in India]] program.<ref>{{Cite web|url =http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms|title =Make in India: Defence ministry okays $3.4 billion deals including procurement of US-origin M777 artillery guns|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151029175351/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms|archive-date =29 October 2015|url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rogozin: India will produce at Mi-17 and Ka-226T|work=DefenceRadar|url=http://defenceradar.com/2014/12/12/rogozin-india-will-produce-at-mi-17-and-ka-226t/|date=12 December 2014|access-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203229/http://defenceradar.com/2014/12/12/rogozin-india-will-produce-at-mi-17-and-ka-226t/|archive-date=24 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Of these 135 are earmarked for the Indian Army.<ref name="waf-2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-2020/135665.article|title=World Air Forces 2020|website=FlightGlobal.com|url-access=registration|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>

The army is planning to acquire the [[HAL Light Combat Helicopter]], which is under development by [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]], to meet its requirements for a high-altitude—{{convert|16300|ft}}—anti-armour and anti-infantry helicopter. It is also planning to acquire a 3-tonne, single-engine HAL Light Utility Helicopter for reconnaissance.

Other planned acquisitions are:
* [[Boeing AH-64 Apache]] - In Feb 2020, The Indian Army Ordered 6 helicopters which is expected to be delivered in early 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gady|first=Franz-Stefan|title=US, India Sign Contract for 6 More AH-64E Attack Helicopters|url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/us-india-sign-contract-for-6-more-ah-64e-attack-helicopters/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=thediplomat.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters – The HAL Light Utility Helicopter will replace the fleet of [[Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama|Cheetah]] and [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Chetak]] helicopters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/hal-light-utility-helicopter-project-achieves-another-milestone/article25763158.ece|title=HAL light utility helicopter project achieves another milestone|last=Bureau|first=Our|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> The Indian Army requires 394 light helicopters, which the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Ministry]] decided to meet in two purchases. To meet immediate requirements, 197 light helicopters would be procured on the international market; Hindustan Aeronautics Limited would develop and manufacture 187 HAL Light Utility Helicopter, of which 126 would be for the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/hal-s-made-in-india-light-chopper-now-siachen-ready-tested-to-20-000-feet-118121001093_1.html|title=HAL's light chopper tested to 20,000 feet, ready for high altitude trial|last=Shukla|first=Ajai|date=10 December 2018|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211193558/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/hal-s-made-in-india-light-chopper-now-siachen-ready-tested-to-20-000-feet-118121001093_1.html|archive-date=11 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]] - Indian Army is Planning to buy 10 armed predator drones.<ref>{{Cite web|title=India plans to buy 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones for $3 billion from US company General Atomics|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-plans-to-buy-30-mq-9-reaper-drones-for-3-billion-from-us-company-general-atomics/articleshow/81430469.cms|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Business Insider}}</ref>
*

==See also==
* [[Indian Naval Air Arm]]
* [[Indian Air Force]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090318070937/http://bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/Corps-AAC.html Army Aviation Corps(India)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090215131823/http://bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/Articles/Article24.html Army Aviation-A Force Multiplier]

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