Army aviators
Under Army Aviation refers to the flying units or units of an army . Your task is to support the army and other branches of service. To do this, they mainly use military helicopters as weapons or for observation and transport. Smaller planes can also be used. Army aviators can be found in many armed forces.
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tasks
The tasks of the army aviators include a .:
- Support of the army: for security or when fighting with on-board weapons
- Anti-tank : Combat of battle tanks
- Search and rescue under combat conditions : Search for and rescue downed pilots or allied units behind enemy lines in combat
- Air combat : fighting enemy aircraft
- Electronic warfare : reconnaissance and disruption of the electronics of enemy troops and infrastructure from the helicopter
- Transport: Transport of personnel and material as internal or external load
- Reconnaissance: Reconnaissance in cooperation with other branches of the armed forces
- Artillery observation: target reconnaissance and hit observation in cooperation with the artillery
- Liaison and leadership support : e.g. B. Use as a detector or to set up telecommunication connections over long distances
In the event of disasters or if your own resources are insufficient, operations can also be requested from civilian bodies for support, e. B. in forest fires , floods or evacuations.
equipment
Army aviators primarily have helicopters to carry out their tasks . With regard to their function, these can be assigned to the following groups:
- Attack helicopter
- Anti-tank helicopter
- Transport helicopter
- Liaison and observation helicopters
- Ambulance helicopter
- Training helicopter
Army aviators in the Bundeswehr
The army aviators form a separate branch of the armed forces of the Bundeswehr , which is counted among the combat support troops .
