Army Air Defence College
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Former name |
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| Type | Corps of Army Air Defence |
| Commandant[1] | Lt Gen U V Talur, VSM |
| Location | Gopalpur Cantonment, Gopalpur , , India 19°15′38″N 84°52′08″E / 19.260529°N 84.8689369°E[2] |
| Campus | 2728.568 acres (approx)[3] |
| Inaugurated by[3] | Indira Gandhi |
| Colors | Sky Blue & Red |
| Website | AADC-Indian Army |
The Army Air Defence College, (abbreviated as AADC), is the training academy for the
The history of the academy dates back to mid 1940s when anti-aircraft training battery was established by the British in July 1940 at Karachi (now Pakistan) to train the troops deputed to the newly established air defence artillery. Post-independence Air Defence & Guided Missile School and Centre was established at Gopalpur. The school was later renamed as 'Army Air Defence College (AADC)' in 1998. The academy enjoyed autonomy after the splitting of the Corps of Army Air Defence from the Regiment of Artillery. In 2008, the Army Air Defence Centre was also merged into this academy.
Infrastructural facilities of the academy include simulators several missile systems used by corps and seaward
History
Pre-independence
In July 1940, government established training schools for anti-aircraft and
Post-independence
Following the
In 1955, Due to lack of facilities and firing ranges available for firing of missiles and other air defence weapon systems, it was proposed to relocate the wing. After the approval of setting up the academy in the 3000 acres of land given by the
After the bifurcation of 'Corps of Air Defence Artillery' (later
The 'Air Defence & Guided Missile School and Centre' was rechristened as 'Army Air Defence College' (AADC) in 1998. Later in 2008, the Army Air Defence Centre was also relocated to Army Air Defence College.[4][7][9][10][8]
Infrastructure
The college is equipped with several types of simulators, coordinate remote viewers, working models, cut sections and actual parts of the different types of radars, guns, artillery, missile and air defence systems used by the corps. These include
Apart from these the college has a library (known as 'Nalanda Library'), an auditorium ( known as 'AIMA Auditorium') and a lake for different aqua and sailing activities and adventure sports.[11][12][9][10][8]
Gopalpur seaward firing ranges
The college hosts a seaward firing range, known as Gopalpur seaward firing ranges with a range about 75 km, to give the personnel practical knowledge about the air defence systems and missile firing. This range can be used for all types of Indian Army air defence systems. The ingenuously developed pilot-less target aircraft: DRDO Lakshya, is used as the target drone.[11][8]
Commandants
The Commandant of Army Air Defence College is the head of the academy. The inaugural holder is Major General Y R Jetley, VSM. Initially the position was held by a
| S.No | Rank | Name | Appointment date | Left office | Later served as the DG of Corps of Army Air Defence
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maj Gen |
Y R Jetley, VSM | 15 July 1991 | 31 October 1993 | No |
| 2 | Maj Gen | Jagjeet Singh | 1 November 1993 | 21 December 1995 | No |
| 3 | Maj Gen | S P Malhotra, VSM | 22 December 1995 | 30 September 1997 | No |
| 4 | Maj Gen | Naresh Chand | 1 October 1997 | 31 January 2001 | Yes |
| 5 | Maj Gen | P K Saighal | 2 February 2001 | 28 February 2002 | No |
| 6 | Maj Gen | J S Mahil, AVSM | 19 April 2002 | 7 June 2003 | No |
| 7 | Maj Gen | R K Sudan, AVSM |
23 June 2003 | 31 January 2006 | No |
| 8 | Maj Gen | Ram Pratap, VSM | 2 February 2006 | 4 July 2008 | Yes |
| 9 | Maj Gen | V K Saxena, VSM | 5 July 2008 | 18 September 2009 | No |
| 10 | Lt Gen |
Kuldip Singh, AVSM |
1 December 2008 | 30 June 2011 | Yes |
| 11 | Lt Gen | Dr V K Saxena, AVSM, VSM |
1 July 2011 | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| 12 | Lt Gen | Rajiv Bhatia, AVSM |
1 July 2013 | 31 May 2015 | Yes |
| 13 | Lt Gen | A K Sahgal, VSM, ADC | 1 June 2015 | 31 December 2016 | Yes |
| 14 | Lt Gen | P S Jaggi | 30 January 2017 | 15 December 2017 | Yes |
| 15 | Lt Gen | A P Singh, PhD | 16 December 2017 | 23 January 2019 | Yes |
| 16 | Lt Gen | Satinder Singh, AVSM | 24 January 2019 | 31 July 2022 | No |
| 17 | Lt Gen | U V Talur, VSM | 1 August 2022 | Till Date |
Mishaps and accidents
In November 2014, three officers all of
References
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