Archive · 23 Nov 2025
Indian Army Aviation Corps: Eligibility, Training, and Expansion
The Indian Army's Aviation Corps trains its pilots and operates various helicopters.
They help in different types of operations.
To join, you first need to become an army officer and then volunteer for the aviation corps.
Training happens at the Combat Army Aviation Training School in Nashik, where pilots learn to fly in different terrains.
Army Aviation Corps trains aviators and RPAS crews at CATS in Nashik
Operates utility helicopters like Dhruv and Chetak, and combat-ready platforms like LCH
Has saved lives and played crucial roles in various operations
Training at CATS begins from officer commissioning and covers varied terrains
No direct civilian entry; candidates must first join Indian Army as commissioned officers
- Who
- Indian Army Aviation Corps
- What
- Trains aviators and operates helicopters
- When
- Operating since 1984, with expanded combat-ready platforms recently
- Where
- Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS), Nashik, Maharashtra
- Why
- To support army operations and save lives
- Founded
- 1984
- Training School
- Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS), Nashik
- Helicopters Operated
- Dhruv, Chetak, Light Utility Helicopters (LCH)
- Training Duration
- Varies, including basic, combat, and advanced courses
- Entry Requirements
- Join Indian Army as commissioned officer, then volunteer for Army Aviation