Indonesian Air Force Academy

Air Force Academy
Akademi Angkatan Udara
MottoVidya Karma Vira Pakca
Motto in English
Knowledge for deeds, brave to wards
TypeService academy
Established1 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
Students1,800 cadets
Location,
ColorsBlue   and   White
AffiliationsIndonesian National Armed Forces Academy System
Websitewww.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.