6th Aviation Regiment
One of the 173rd Surveillance Squadron's three B300 Super King Air aircraft
Active	2008–current
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Aviation
Part of	16th Brigade
Headquarters	Holsworthy Barracks
Aircraft flown
Electronic warfare	Beechcraft B300 Super King Air (173 Sqn)
Cargo helicopter	Sikorsky S-70 Blackhawk (171 Sqn)

The 6th Aviation Regiment is one of the Australian Army's three Army Aviation regiments. The Regiment was formed in 2008 to command the Army's special forces helicopter squadron and its surveillance aircraft squadron. The 6th Aviation Regiment forms part of the 16th Aviation Brigade and is headquartered at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales.^[1]

In 2008 the regiment comprised:^[1]

• 6th Aviation Regiment Headquarters (Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales)
  • 171st Aviation Squadron (Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales)
  • 173rd Surveillance Squadron (Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Oakey, Queensland)
  • Technical Administration Support Squadron (Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales)

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