Hyderabad, March 22 (IANS): Indian Air Force's College of Air Warfare (CAW) at Secunderabad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Osmania University for the conduct of Ph.D course for its officers.

The MoU, which aims at academic collaboration between both the institutions to enable IAF officers to enhance training prospects in the area of defence and strategic studies, was signed by varsity Registrar K.Pratap Reddy and the college's deputy commandant, Air Commodore Neeraj Yadav, Saturday, said a defence statement

The training programmes being conducted at CAW aim at enhancing international strategic understanding of armed forces officers in various disciplines and application of the same to address various defence related issues pertaining to strategic planning.

A premier training institution of the IAF, CAW also conducts courses for the other two services as well as friendly foreign countries.

Osmania University is one of the oldest and largest institutions of higher learning in the country. The university was assessed by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2008 and is accredited with the highest 'A' grade.