The David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy (Georgian: დავით აღმაშენებლის ეროვნული თავდაცვის აკადემია, romanized: davit aghmasheneblis erovnuli tavdatsvis ak'ademia) also known commonly as the ETA is the main military institution for the educational training of senior officers in the Defence Forces of Georgia.
On 28 May 1993 based on the order of Defence Minister Giorgi Karkarashvili, the United Military Academy of the Republic of Georgia was created.
In 2005, due to the need for the growth of the personnel strength of the Georgian Armed Forces" the system of the Academy has been transformed to retain only the 18-month-long officer training courses.
The Academic Council is a governing body of NDA, with its authority being defined under the law "Regarding Higher Education".
[5] Since 2018, the ETA hosted a summer school known as "My World", with the support of the Embassy of the United States, Tbilisi.