The U.S. Army Aviation Force currently has 12 combat aviation brigades, which are divided into heavy aviation combat brigades and full-spectrum aviation combat brigades. The difference is the attack reconnaissance battalion/squadron.

United States Army Air Corps, the predecessor of the United States Air Force. It was reorganized from the United States Army Air Corps in 1941. The U.S. Army Aviation Force currently has 12 combat aviation brigades, which are divided into heavy aviation combat brigades and full-spectrum aviation combat brigades. The difference is the attack reconnaissance battalion/squadron. A heavy aviation combat brigade contains: 2 attack reconnaissance battalions with a total of 48 AH-64s; 1 assault helicopter battalion with a total of 30 UH-60s; 1 comprehensive support battalion with a total of 4 UH-60s, 4 EH-60s, 12 CH-47s, and 15 HH-60Ms.

The following is an overview of the modern air operations of the U.S. Army Aviation Force. The number of active combat aircraft of the U.S. Army Aviation Force in 2023 will be 4,389, including attack aircraft, logistics support aircraft, and special mission aircraft...

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helicopters 3874

2086 UH/HH-60 "Black Hawk" multi-purpose helicopters

801 AH-64D/E" Apache" attack helicopter

442 CH-47D/F "Chinook" transport helicopter

348 UH-72A "Lekota" light multi-purpose helicopter Lifts

61 MF-47D/E/G "Chinook" transport helicopters

58 MH-60K/L "Black Hawk" special operations helicopters

47 AH/MH-6M "Little Bird" light multi-purpose helicopter

31 UH-1H "Iroquois" light transport helicopter

transport aircraft 56

95 C-12 light transport aircraft

28 UC-35A/B fast transport aircraft

12 C-26E/RC-26D transport aircraft

7 C-27J tactical transport aircraft

5 C-141A transport aircraft

5 UV-18 transport aircraft

3 C-12J "Huron" transport aircraft

1 C-20H/C-37A transport aircraft

trainer aircraft 90

98 TH-67A trainer helicopter

71 UH-72A trainer helicopter

11 "Super King Air" trainer aircraft

6 G-120TP trainers

4 T-6D trainers

special mission aircraft168

93 MC-12 reconnaissance aircraft

64 EH-60 electronic warfare helicopters

11 DHC-8-315 reconnaissance aircraft

ordered 643 undelivered fighters

447 UH-60 "Black Hawk" multi-purpose helicopters

74 MH-6M "Little Bird" light multi-purpose helicopters

52 UH-72A "Lekota" light multi-purpose helicopters

34 CH-47F+ "Chinook" transport helicopters

32 AH-64E "Apache" armed helicopters

4 Bell-412 medium twin-engine helicopters

worth it It is worth mentioning that in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act of the United States, the U.S. Army requires Bell Helicopter Company to produce its next-generation helicopter, the V-280 helicopter, to replace the current "Black Hawk" helicopter. Compared with the Black Hawk that will be replaced, the V-280 has overwhelming advantages in performance, higher speed, longer combat range, and more passengers. The V-280 has a transition range of nearly 4,000 kilometers and can deploy globally on its own, which is beyond the reach of other helicopters.

If the V-280 enters service, the strength of the U.S. Army Air Forces will undoubtedly become stronger.