Akademi Angkatan Udara | |
Motto | Vidya Karma Vira Pakca |
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Motto in English | Knowledge for deeds, brave to wards |
Type | Service academy |
Established | 1 August 1921 (Opening of the first aviation school in the Netherlands East Indies) 15 November 1945 (Official foundation) |
Superintendent | AVM Tatang Harlyansyah, S.E. |
Commandant of Cadets | AIRCDRE Fachri Adamy |
Students | 1,800 cadets |
Location | , |
Colors | Blue and White |
Affiliations | Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System |
Website | www.aau.ac.id |
The Air Force Academy (Indonesian: Akademi Angkatan Udara or AAU) sometimes shortened as IDAFA, is a service academy of the Indonesian Air Force, the air force component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy System or the AKABRI. Its campus is located in the Adisutjipto Air Force Base complex in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta and trains men and women to become commissioned officers of the Indonesian Air Force. Of all the service academies in Indonesia, despite the AAU having been opened in November 1945 (and thus is the second oldest), it has roots dating back to 1921.