The Academy was founded in 1970 as Smolensk Higher Anti-Aircraft Artillery School.

It was transformed into Military Academy of Anti-Aircraft Defense of Ground Forces by the Presidential Order of 31 March 1992 №146-RP.

It was transformed into Military University of Field Anti-Aircraft Defense by the Government Order of 29 August 1998 №1009.

Then it was transformed into Military Academy of Field Anti-Aircraft Defense by the Government Order of 9 July 2004 №937-R.

It was given the name of Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Vasilevsky by the Government Order of 11 May 2007 №593-R.[1] The Academy prepares anti-aircraft artillery officers for the Ground Forces.