Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Army Chief to Review Air Force Academy Graduation Parade
The Army Chief will be at the Air Force Academy for a special event!
It's a graduation parade where new flight cadets finish their training.
The Army Chief will give them their 'wings,' which means they're ready to fly.
Some cadets from other groups, like the Navy and Coast Guard, will also get wings.
The best cadet in the flying branch gets a special award and leads the parade.
There will be cool air shows with different kinds of planes, like the PC-7 Mk-II and SU-30 MK-I.
It's a big celebration of all the hard work these cadets have done!
Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, will review the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP).
The parade will be held at the Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal near Hyderabad.
The event marks the completion of flight cadet training across various IAF branches.
Graduating trainees will receive the ‘President’s Commission’ and ‘Wings’.
The ceremony will include aerial displays by various aircraft.
- Who
- Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, flight cadets from various branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF), officers from the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, and one officer from a friendly foreign country.
- What
- Combined Graduation Parade (CGP)
- When
- June 14
- Where
- Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal, near Hyderabad
- Why
- To mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets
- Event Date
- June 14
- Location
- Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal, near Hyderabad
- Reviewing Officer
- General Upendra Dwivedi
- Course Number
- 215th course
- Key Ceremony
- Presentation of ‘Wings’
- Aircraft on display
- Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II, Hawk, Kiran, Chetak, SU-30 MK-I, Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT)