Aviation Department
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Volodymyr Gerasimenko
Oleksii Martyniuk
The Aviation Department was established on March 1, 2010, in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 1217/2008 dated December 30, 2008, and Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 39 dated January 28, 2009, regarding the reorganization of the National Defense Academy of Ukraine into the National Defense University of Ukraine. The department is one of the core structural units of the Institute of Aviation and Air Defense and the legal successor to the former Departments of Combat Employment and Command of Aviation, Aviation Combat Support, and Aviation Engineering Support established in 1999.
The Aviation Department is a base structural unit of the Institute of Aviation and Air Defense at the National Defense University of Ukraine. It conducts educational, methodological, scientific, and scientific-technical activities in specific specialties and specializations and is subordinated to the Director of the Institute.
The department consists of: the department’s leadership, academic and teaching staff and an educational and laboratory complex. This structure enables the department to effectively conduct educational, methodological, scientific, and technical activities.
The Department of Aviation provides officer training for the Master's degree in the field of knowledge K “Security and Defense” in the following specialties:
- K5 “Military Management (by branches of the Armed Forces)” – specialists in the combat employment and command of aviation task forces; combat employment, support, and command of unmanned systems;
- K6 “Troop (Force) Support” – specialists in the organization of aviation engineering support.
The main tasks of the department include implementing educational activities to ensure:
- participation in the training of military specialists obtaining the second (master’s) level of higher education in specialties K5 “Military Management (by branches of the Armed Forces)” and K6 “Troop (Force) Support,” leading to the qualification of an operational-level officer;
- participation in the training of military specialists across all specialties at the master’s level, leading to qualifications at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels;
- participation in the training of academic and scientific personnel at the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education (Doctor of Philosophy) for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations established under Ukrainian law in the field of knowledge K “Security and Defense,” including specialties K5, K6, K7 “Armaments and Military Equipment,” and other University programs, as well as involvement in the training of Doctors of Sciences;
- participation in advanced training courses and professional military education;
- conducting methodological activities;
- carrying out scientific, scientific-technical, and innovative activities through the implementation of research projects, scientific and practical conferences (seminars), development of scholarly works, and other forms of scientific activity, with the results applied in the educational process;
- developing and improving the legal and regulatory framework and material and technical base to support educational, scientific, and technical activities;
- promoting the cultural and spiritual development of individuals and fostering patriotic education and respect for the Constitution of Ukraine;
- organizing and conducting flight training for academic and scientific personnel, doctoral candidates, adjuncts, and students holding flight-related positions at the University and in the military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Faculty members of the department regularly publish research works, including in journals indexed in international scientometric databases such as Scopus, and actively participate in academic conferences and seminars, including international ones. They are also involved in research and development projects, patenting utility models, and submitting innovation proposals.
The department's academic potential includes one Doctor of Military Sciences, three Candidates of Technical Sciences, two Doctors of Philosophy, and academic teaching staff holding the title of Associate Professor.
Over 50% of the department's academic staff are trained and capable of conducting instruction in English. Many have received training in foreign military educational institutions in the fields of operational planning and decision-making processes based on NATO standards.
The department's personnel have experience participating in combat operations and international peacekeeping missions.