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.

The Indonesian army aviation was born in 1959 - the beginning of Guided Democracy - when the doctrine of Heliborne Troops or Air Mobile was being developed in various countries.

In Sarawak during the period of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation the British SAS launched an air assault operation with Westland Wessex helicopter containing 16 personnel.

On the modern battlefield, Indonesian Army Aviation, unlike the other members of the combined arms team, has the organic flexibility, versatility, and assets to fulfill a variety of maneuver, CS, CSS, roles and functions.