Air Vice Marshal Rajinth Jayawardena was appointed as the Director General Welfare of the Sri Lanka Air Force, with effect from today (02 May 2025). The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Jayawardena at the Air Force Headquarters today and conveyed his best wishes to the newly appointed Director ...

The prestigious United Nations Peacekeepers' Medal Awarding Parade for military Observers deployed in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINUSRO) was held on 30 April 2025. Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, together with Force Commander Major General Md Fakhrul Ahsan, presided over the ceremony of awarding the UN...

The Aeronautical Research and Development Wing (AR&DW) at SLAF Station Katukurunda proudly celebrated its 4th anniversary today (30 April 2025). As the pioneering body of aeronautical research in the Sri Lanka Air Force, the AR&DW has consistently contributed to the SLAF through a series of aeronautical and avionics-related research and development initiatives.Functioning as a ce...

Under the guidance of the Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Krishanthi Edirisinghe, a special donation of musical instruments was made to H/Katuwana Central College, Katuwana, today (29 April 2025). In addition, the Unit distributed gift packs containing stationery items, exercise books, and other school accessories to the top performers of the recent scholarship examinatio...

No.02 Mechanical Transport Repair and Overhaul Wing(MTR&OW), SLAF Base Vavuniya proudly commemorated its 11th anniversary on 27 April 2025. To mark the occasion, a religious programme was held at scared Ruwanwelimahaseya Anuradhapura, while two community service projects were under taken on 26 April 2025. As part of community outreach, cleaning and landscaping project was...

The Change of Command at No 2 Mechanical Transport Repair and Overhaul Wing in SLAF Base Vavuniya took place yesterday (28 April 2025). The outgoing Commanding Officer, Group Captain GGSK Guruge RWP, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, Pg Dip (Def Mgt), MIM (SL), psc handed over the command to Wing Commander BS Gamage BSc (Def Stu) Eng (Hons). The outgoing Commanding Officer...

The Sri Lanka Carrom Federation hosted the President Cup Carrom Championship-2025 from 15 March 2025 to 27 April 2025. The SLAF concluded the tournament with notable victories.A member of the SLAF Carrom team, Aircraftwoman Kavindi TGT, clinched the Championship in the Women’s Single Event and was ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka Carrom. Also, the SLAF secured the Runner-up position in the same...

The SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit,  under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe and the Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Krishanthi Edirisinghe, launched a special welfare initiative commencing on yesterday (25 April 2025). This initiative was conducted in support of the thousands of devotees who gathered at the Temple of the Sacred To...

The 5th edition of the ‘Sahasak Nimavum’ International Invention and Innovation Competition and the 12th edition of the National Exhibition for Inventions and Innovations officially commenced today (25 April 2025) at BMICH, under the patronage of the Chief Guest, the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. Organized by the Sri Lanka Inventors Co...

SLAF Base Ratmalana celebrated 40 years of service to the nation yesterday (23 April 2025). The celebrations commenced with the customary working parade, which was commanded by Wing Commander Wikum Mapatuna and reviewed by the Base Commander, Air Commodore Amitha Jayamaha. The Base Commander addressed the parade, paying tribute to those who had commanded the Base before him and to those ...

The Bank of Ceylon (BOC) signed an agreement today (23 April 2025) at Air Force Headquarters to establish a new branch within the Defence Services Headquarters Complex in Akuregoda, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. The agreement was signed by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe and the Assistant General Manager (Western Province South), Mr. Asanka Benthara Vithanage. ...

The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Major General (R) Faheem Ul Aziz, HI (M), called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe at the Air Force Headquarters today (23 April 2025).After the cordial discussion on matters of mutual interest, Air Marshal Edirisinghe and the visiting dignitary exchanged mementos to mark the occasion.The occasi...

The Defence Attaché of Iranian Embassy in Sri Lanka, Staff Colonel Mohommad Mahboobi Fooladi called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe at Air Force Headquarters today (23 April 2025).After the discussion on matters of mutual interest, the Commander of the Air Force and the visiting dignitary exchanged mementos to mark the occasion....

The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Akio Isomata, called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe at the Air Force Headquarters today (22 April 2025).After the cordial discussion on matters of mutual interest, Air Marshal Edirisinghe and the visiting dignitary exchanged mementos to mark the occasion.The occasion was attended by the Defence Attach�...

The SLAF Agro Unit conducted a one-day Beekeeping awareness programme yesterday (21 April 2025) at the SLAF Agro Unit Training Cell. The event was held under the supervision of the Commanding Officer of the Agro Unit, Group Captain Daminda Samarathunga, with the aim of educating and encouraging SLAF service personnel in the field of beekeeping.Lectures were delivered by the Officer in Ch...

The SLAF commemorated the Sinhala and Hindu New Year with the "Aurudu Udanaya" and "Aurudu Pola" , which featured a vibrant display of traditional Sri Lankan culture. These festivities were organized under the auspices of the Directorate of Welfare in collaboration with SLAF Base Katunayake and were held today (11 April 2025) at the Sports Ground of SLAF Base Katunayake.The event was gra...

The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of No. 25 English Medium and No. 96 Sinhala Medium Non-Commissioned Officers' Management Courses was held on today (10 April 2025) at the Astra Hall SLAF Academy China Bay under the patronage of the Director General Aeronautical Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Gihan Senevirathne as the Chief Guest. The Commandant of the Academy Air Commodore Amal Perera, D...

A Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme was conducted yesterday (09 April 2025) followed by the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the College of Military Engineering and Technology Sri Lanka (CMETSL) at the Auditorium of Kotelawala Defence University with the participation of CMETSL members from tri-forces. The CPD programme on “Data Centre Operations and Modern Security Tech...

Air Vice Marshal Gladwin Atapattu was appointed as the Director General Logistics of the Sri Lanka Air Force, with effect from today (10 April 2025). The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Atapattu at the Air Force Headquarters today and conveyed his best wishes to the newly appointed Director Ge...

The Media Division of the SLAF organized a comprehensive five-day workshop with the objective of enhancing the skills of in-house compères. The training program was conducted at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), a leading institution renowned for its pioneering role in compère training in Sri Lanka.The workshop was conducted under the expert guidance of the Director of Tra...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, conducted the Annual Commander’s Inspection at SLAF Disaster Management Training School Digana today (09 April 2025). Notably, this marks the first official inspection by the Commander following the elevation of the Digana Detachment into a fully fledged, separate SLAF establishment. The Commander was received by the Comman...