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.
Academic programmes
University programmes
- Master in military aeronautics, Pilot-aviator (PILAV) – 5 years,
- Master in military aeronautics, Aeronautical administration (ADMAER) – 6 years,
- Master in military aeronautics, Electrical engineering (ENGEL) – 6 years,
- Master in military aeronautics, Airfield engineering (ENGAED) – 6 years,
- Master in military aeronautics, Aeronautical engineering (ENGAER) – 6 years,
- Complementary course of the master in Medicine (MED) – 3 years.
Further, AFA has doctorate (PhD) programmes in several fields.
Tecnichal Courses
- Bachelor, Navigators (NAV) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Air Police (PA) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Supply technician (TABST) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Computer technician (TINF) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Aeronautical materiel maintenance technician (TMMA) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Equipment and armament maintenance technician (TMAEQ) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Electronic materiel maintenance technician (TMMEL) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Ground materiel maintenance technician (TMMT) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Personnel and administrative support technician (TPAA) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Air control operations technician and traffic radar operator (TOCART) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Communications and cryptography operations technician (TOCC) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Detection, conduct and interception operations technician (TODCI) – 4 years,
- Bachelor, Meteorological operations technician (TOMET) – 4 years.