The Army Aviation Brigade was the

Italian Army "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...

brigade. Four of the army's six aviation regiments were part of the brigade, while two aviation regiments were part of the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli". On 1 October 2023 the brigade was merged into the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli".

History

The unit was founded in 2001 as Air Cavalry Grouping with the 1st Air Cavalry Regiment "Antares", 2nd Air Cavalry Regiment "Sirio", 4th Air Cavalry Regiment "Altair", 28th Squadrons Group " Tucano", and the Squadrons Group So.A.T.C.C. " Dragone" (Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Signals, Command and Control Group). In 2003 the aviation units left the cavalry arm and became a distinct corps of the army, therefore the Grouping was renamed Army Aviation Grouping, which was changed on 1 March 2006 to Army Aviation Brigade. On the same date the Squadrons Group So.A.T.C.C. was disbanded. On 10 November 2014 the 26th Squadrons Group "

Giove GIOVE (; ), or Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, is the name for two satellites built for the European Space Agency (ESA) to test technology in orbit for the Galileo positioning system. The name was chosen as a tribute to Galileo Galilei, who ...

" left the 1st Army Aviation Regiment "

Antares Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. It has the Bayer designation α Scorpii, which is Latinised to Alpha Scorpii. Often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by σ Scorpii and τ S ...

" and was reorganized as

3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran" The 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran" ( it, 3° Reggimento Elicotteri per Operazioni Speciali "Aldebaran") is an Italian Army regiment based at Viterbo Airport in Lazio. The regiment is part of the army aviation and assigned ...

on the same day.

Organization

Before being disbanded on 1 October 2023 the brigade was organized as follows: * Scudetto della Brigata Aviazione dell'Esercito

Army Aviation Brigade, at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) ** Command and Tactical Support Unit, at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) ** CoA mil ITA rgt aves 1

1st Army Aviation Regiment "Antares", at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) *** 11th Squadrons Group "

Ercole The male first name Ercole, Italian version of Hercules, can refer to: People * Ercole (name), list of people with the name House of D'Este *Ercole I d'Este (1431–1505), Duke of Ferrara *Ercole II d'Este (1508–1559), Duke of Ferrara, Modena a ...

" with CH-47F "Chinook" *** 28th Squadrons Group " Tucano", at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) **** Regional Transport and Liaison Planes Squadron, with P180 Avanti II planes **** Light Transport and Liaison Planes Squadron, with Dornier 228-212 planes **** UAV squadron, with RQ-7 Shadow 200 drones *** Support Squadrons Group ** CoA mil ITA rgt aves 2

2nd Army Aviation Regiment "Sirio", at

Lamezia Terme Airport Lamezia Terme International Airport ( it, link=no, Aeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme "Sant'Eufemia") is an airport in the Sant'Eufemia district of Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy. It is the principal airport of Calabria. Additionally, ...

(

Calabria , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...

) *** Command and Logistic Support Squadron *** 21st Detachment " Orsa Maggiore", at Elmas Airport (

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

) with AB 412 *** 30th Squadrons Group "

Pegaso Pegaso (, "Pegasus") was a Spanish manufacturer of trucks, buses, tractors, armored vehicles, and, for a while, to train apprentices, and have a good brand image, some sports cars. The parent company, Enasa, was created in 1946 and based in the ...

", at Lamezia Terme Airport, with

AB 212 The Bell UH-1N Twin Huey is a medium military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is a member of the extensive Huey family, the initial version was the CUH-1N Twin Huey (later CH-135 Twi ...

and AB 412 *** Maintenance Squadron ** CoA mil ITA rgt aves 4

4th Army Aviation Regiment "Altair", at

Bolzano Airport Bolzano Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Bolzano — Dolomiti, german: Flughafen Bozen — Dolomiten) is a small regional airport near Bolzano in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. History The airport was created in October 1926 with a 130 ...

(

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

) *** Command and Logistic Support Squadron *** 34th Detachment " Toro", at

Venaria Reale Venaria Reale ( pms, La Venerìa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Venaria Reale borders the municipalities of Robassomero, Caselle Torinese, Druent ...

Airport (

Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...

) with AB 205A *** 54th Squadrons Group "

Cefeo The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (french: Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient, CEFEO) was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army that was initially formed in French Indochina in 1945 during the Pacific W ...

", at Bolzano Airport, with AB 205A *** Maintenance Squadron

References

External links

Italian Army Website: Army Aviation Brigade
{{Italian Army Aviation Regiments Italian Army Brigades 2001 establishments in Italy