Air Force Academy (India)
Indian Air Force Academy, Dundigal (ICAO: VODG) is a Defence Service training institute located in Medchal-Malkajgiri district 43 km (27 mi) from Hyderabad, in the Indian state of Telangana.
Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh witnessing the Combined Graduation Parade of Autumn term, at Air Force Academy | |
| Motto | श्रम से सिद्धि |
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Motto in English | Shram Se Sidhi (Achievement Through Diligence) |
| Type | Military Academy |
| Established | 1969 |
| Commandant | Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas |
| Location | Dundigal, Telangana , Telangana , India 17°37′38″N 078°24′12″E |
| Campus | 7,050 acres (2,850 ha) |
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| Airport type | Defence Service training institute | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence, Government of India | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Dundigal, Telangana, India | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,013 ft / 614 m | ||||||||||||||
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The academy was set up to train cadets from Indian Airforce Service cadre officers. It imparts training to the flying, technical and ground duty branches as well as officers of the Indian Navy & the Indian Coast Guard. This is a home for the officer trainees who learn their specialisation and are nurtured to become capable leaders. After one year's training, officer cadets are commissioned into various branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It inducted women cadets into the IAF for the first time in June 1993.
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