History of Colombo Air Symposium

The first ever Symposium organized by the SLAF was held at ‘Eagle’s Lakeside Banquet and Convention Hall’ in Attidiya - Colombo Sri Lanka on 30 November 2015. This inaugural session themed ‘Nation Building through Maritime Air Security’. Thereafter, four Air Symposiums were held under following themes consecutively.

Year Theme
2015 Nation Building Through Maritime Air Security
2016 Air Power in the Context of Regional Defence and Security
2017 Air Power in Addressing Asymmetric Threats
2018 Air Strategy in Substantiating the Geo Strategic Importance of Sri Lanka
2019 A Small Air Force: Way Forward in Achieving Future Vision

All the events were a great success and contributed papers from foreign and Local Services Commanders, Tri - Services Senior Officers, Intellectuals and Subject Experts. Moreover, the details of past events of Air Symposiums are now available on website www.airforce.lk



Colombo Air Symposium 2021 will be held on 07th & 08th of October at Eagles' Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall in Attidiya.

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