Army Aviation Corps (India)

Army Aviation Corps
Army Aviation Corps
	Army Aviation badge
Founded	1 November 1986
Country	India
Type	Army aviation
Role	Anti-tank warfare; ; Battlefield support; Counterinsurgency operations; Counter Surface Force Operation; High Altitude Warfare; Humanitarian aid and disaster response; Reconnaissance; Search and rescue; Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses; Urban warfare;
Size	296 manned aircraft (Excluding UAVs)
Part of	Indian Army
Motto(s)	Sanskrit: सुवेग व सुदृढ़ ; English: Swift and Sure
Engagements	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ; Siachen conflict ; Operation Pawan ; UNOSOM II ; Kargil War ; Operation Hot Pursuit
Decorations	Maha Vir Chakra (2); Uttam Yudh Seva Medal; Vir Chakra (16); Ati Vishisht Seva Medals (3); Shaurya Chakra (11); Yudh Seva Medals (5); Sena Medals (54); Sena Medal bar; Vayu Sena Medals (8); Vishisht Seva Medals (19); Mentions in dispatches (45); Chief of Army/Air Staff commendation cards (154);
Website	Indian Army Official Site
Commanders
Director general	Lieutenant General Vinod Nambiar
Aircraft flown
Attack	HAL Rudra, HAL Prachand, Boeing AH-64 Apache
Transport	HAL Dhruv, HAL Chetak, HAL Cheetah

The Army Aviation Corps (AAC) is the youngest arm of the Indian Army, being formally designated on 1 November 1986. The Army Aviation Corps units are designated as Squadrons. Each squadron generally consists of two Flights. Reconnaissance (Recce) and Observation (R & O) flights might be part of squadrons or operate independently. The latter do not have a parent squadron and are designated by an (I) in their name.