Army aviation
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![A Defender command and control, surveillance and transport aircraft, of the British Army Air Corps](/Images/godic/202412/21/ZH002_Britten-Norman_Defender_AL.25820.jpg")
![A CH-53G helicopter of the German Army Aviation Corps during Operation Provide Comfort in Northern Iraq](/Images/godic/202412/21/German_CH-53G_helicopter_in_Iraq_19915821.jpg")
An army aviation unit is an aviation-related unit of a nation's army, often described as an air corps. These units are generally separate from a nation's dedicated air force, and usually comprise helicopters and light support fixed-wing aircraft.