Air and Space Defense Academy

The Zhukov Air and Space Defense Academy is a Russian military academy located on the banks of the Volga River in Kalinin (now Tver). The academy, formed in 1956, is named after Soviet Marshal G.K. Zhukov. It is one of the main education centers of the Aerospace Defense Force.

In addition to its educational and training mandate, this academy is a research center for studying problems of operational art and tactics, as well as command, communications, and control (C3) on air defense matters.