Indonesian Army Aviation Center
The Indonesian Army Aviation Center abbreviated Puspenerbad or simply Penerbad is the Army aviation unit of the Indonesian Army which has a means to support the combat mobility of the troops and also transport Infantrymen for Air assault operations. Penerbad is considered as an integral part mainly in cases of Air assault operations parallel to other Armament Corps of the Indonesian Army. Other additional tasks conducted by the unit can be implemented to support non-combat operations such as Search and rescue, Disaster relief, etc.
Indonesian Army Mil Mi-4
Indonesian Army DHC-2 Beaver at Kemayoran Airport
Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian firing AGM-114R3 Hellfire missile
Eurocopter AS555 Fennec
An army aviation unit is an aviation-related unit of a nation's army, sometimes 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. Prior to the establishment of separate national air forces, many armies had military aviation units, which as the importance of aviation increased, were spun off into independent services. As the separation between a nation's army and air force led to a divergence of priorities, many armies sought to re-establish their own aviation branches to best serve their own organic tactical needs.
U.S. soldiers in OH-58D Kiowa and AH-64 Apache helicopters conduct a combat air patrol in Iraq
Soldiers rappelling from a JGSDF UH-1J
A US Army CH-47 Chinook sling loads a Humvee
A British Army Air Corps Defender providing command and control