ARMY AIR DEFENCE COLLEGE
ARMY AIR DEFENCE COLLEGE Army Air Defence College (AADC), a prestigious training institution of army air defence is located on the Eastern Sea Coast of India. In 1955 a case was taken up to relocate Air Defence Wing due to lack of adequate ranges for gun and missile firing. In 1963 Government of Orissa offered 3000 acres of land at Gopalpur-on-sea along with seaward firing range, which was accepted in 1968. In 1979, Government of India sanctioned the establishment of Air defence and Guided Missile School and Centre at Gopalpur-on-sea. Gopalpur Cantonment was inaugurated on October 30, 1984. On November 1, 1989 Air Defence and Guided Missile School moved to Gopalpur-on-sea. Air Defence and Guided Missile School was redesignated as Army Air Defence College in November 1998. In 2008 Army Air Defence Centre also joined Air Defence College at Gopalpur Military Station. The sleeve patch of this College is light blue and red horizontal striped badge with a with a air defence missile lau