AFA Dundigal Set for Combined Graduation Parade; Rajnath Singh to Review Parade
The ceremony includes presentation of 'Wings' and 'Brevets' upon successful completion of training to the flight cadets of the IAF, officers and trainees of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Hyderabad: The Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) of 217 Course will be held at Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal, Hyderabad on June 13. The event, marked by military precision, will commemorate the successful completion of the pre-commissioning training of flight cadets across various branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, will be the Reviewing Officer (RO) for the parade.
During the ceremony, the RO will confer the 'President's Commission' to the graduating trainees. The ceremony includes presentation of 'Wings' and 'Brevets' upon successful completion of training to the flight cadets of the IAF, officers and trainees of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
This CGP will also mark the commissioning of the first batch of women cadets from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune who passed out on May 30 2025 and joined AFA for branch specific training.
The RO will present the 'President's Plaque' to the flight cadets standing first in the overall order of merit in Flying, Navigation stream and ground duty branches. The event will include a display by the Akash Ganga and Air Warrior Drill Team (AWDT) to mark the beginning of the CGP, and will be interspersed with fly-pasts led by Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal AP Singh.
The fly past will showcase four types of trainer aircraft viz. Pilatus PC-7 MklI, Hawk, Kiran and Chetak aircraft. Aerial displays by SU-30 MKI, Sarang helicopter display team and Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) will be major attractions of this ceremony.
