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Academia da Força Aérea | |
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| Motto | E não menos por armas que por letras |
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Motto in English | "No less by arts exalt than arms and wars" (from The Lusiads, Canto III, 13, v. 8) |
| Type | Air force academy |
| Established | 1 February 1978 |
| Commander of the AFA | Major-general pilot-aviator Paulo José Reis Mateus |
Academic staff | 46 |
| Students | 184 |
| Address | Granja do Marquês, 2715-021 PÊRO PINHEIRO , , , |
| Campus | Sintra Air Base |
| Website | www.emfa.pt/afa |
The Portuguese Air Force Academy (AFA, Academia da Força Aérea in Portuguese) is a Portuguese military higher education institution whose aim is to provide all its students with the training and the experience that will enable them to graduate having gained the knowledge and the character qualities that are essential for leadership, and the motivation to become Portuguese Air Force officers. It comprises both university and polytechnical academic programmes.