Joint Aviation Command
| Joint Aviation Command | |
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Joint Aviation Command badge | |
| Active | 5 October 1999 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force |
| Type | Tri-service command |
| Role | Battlefield helicopter operations Army UAV operations |
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| Part of | Army Headquarters |
| Headquarters | Marlborough Lines, Andover |
| Motto(s) | Across all boundaries |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Smith |
| Inaugural commander | Air-Vice Marshal David Niven |
The Joint Aviation Command (JAC), previously known as Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), is a tri-service organisation uniting battlefield military helicopters of all three services of the British Armed Forces and unmanned aerial vehicles of the British Army for command and coordination purposes.
The majority of the United Kingdom's military helicopters come under JAC, although exceptions include the Royal Navy's anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning helicopters and the No. 1 Flying Training School.