The Sri Lanka Air Force held its Annual Religious Ceremony and Almsgiving at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth on the evening of 22 October and today, (23 October, 2023) with the graceful presence of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa. The primary purpose of this event was to invoke blessings for the dedicated personnel of the Sri Lanka Air Force, both past and pres...

The second day's opening ceremony of "Techno 2023" commenced under the graceful presence of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa today (21 October 2023) as the chief guest. This National Engineering and Technology Exhibition, which commenced on the 20th of October 2023, promises to be a dynamic event running through the 23rd of October 2023 at the Bandara...

Air Vice Marshal Nishantha Thilakasinghe was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force with effect from 20 October 2023. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Nishantha Thilakasinghe at the Air Force Headquarters and conveyed his best wishes to the newly appointed Deputy Chi...

Air Vice Marshal  Ranjith Senanayake RWP, RSP, USP, MSc (Sec & Strat Std) bid adieu to the Sri Lanka Air Force today (20 October 2023), after completing more than 35 years of dedicated service to the nation. At the time of his retirement, he held the appointment of Deputy Chief of Staff, at Air Force Headquarters Colombo.Air Vice Marshal Senanayake made an official farewell call...

SLAF Station Koggala celebrates its 39th anniversary yesterday (19 October 2023). The celebration commenced with the customary working parade, which was reviewed by the Commanding Officer, Group Captain Jagath Godakanda. During the remarks, the Commanding Officer paid his sincere gratitude to all the past Commanding Officers and other members who had contributed to the development of the...

The Inter Unit Hockey Championship 2023 was concluded at SLAF Trade Training School Ekala today (20 October 2023). The finals and Awards Ceremony were held at the same venue with the graceful presence by The Director General Welfare, Air Vice Marshal Suharshie Fernando as the Chief Guest.SLAF Station Colombo claimed the Championship of the Men's 11-A side category whilst SLAF Combat Trai...

The change of command of SLAF Station Palavi was taken place ceremonially today (20 October 2023), where Group Captain PS Alexander USP, PG Dip (IR), psc assumed the duties as the 14th Commanding Officer of the Station as the successor of Wing Commander PGB Madegewatta USP, Pg Dip (Def Mgt). The new Commanding Officer Group Captain PS Alexander previously held the appointment as Sta...

The Directorate of health Services in collaboration with the Trauma secretariat of the National Hospital Sri Lanka, under the guidance of the Director General Health Services AVM (Dr) Lalith Jayaweera, conducted a training programme for Emergency, Intensive Care and Critical Care Consultants and Medical Officers from the Ministry of Health on 11 Oct 23 at SLAF Base Rma.The training cours...

The Indian Navy's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) arrived at the SLAF Base Katunayake yesterday (19 October 2023) to conduct training for SLAF pilots and Sri Lanka Navy personnel in shipborne helicopter operations. This collaborative training initiative is part of the ongoing cooperation between the Indian and Sri Lankan armed forces.The primary objectives of this training deployment are...

The Assistant Chief of Naval Staff – Foreign Cooperation in Indian Navy, Rear Admiral Nirbhay Bapna called on the Chief of Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Wickremaratne in the absence of the Commander of Air Force who is away on an official commitment, today (17 October 2023).A cordial discussion was held between the Chief of Staff and visiting dignitaries on matters of bilateral impor...

The SLAF Women's Hockey “A” team emerged as runners-up in the 22nd “Nijabima Satana” all-island inter-club 7-a side hockey tournament, which was organized by the past pupils association of Vijaya Collage- Matale on 15 October 2023 at Edward Park Matale.The Air Force Women's Hockey team defeated the Army hockey team in the semifinals to reach the finals. In the finals, they lost t...

Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group organized the ‘Eagles’ International Challenge Hike 2023 at the Gampaha Pilikuththuwa mountain range area yesterday (14 October 2023) to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Air Scouting in Sri Lanka. Air Scouting in Sri Lanka was started by the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1972. Air Scouting is the largest Community Social Responsibility project of t...

The SLAF Combat Training School Diyatalawa celebrated its 71st anniversary on today (15 October 2023), with a series of community service projects and religious activities under the guidance of the Commanding Officer, Air Commodore Vajira Senadheera, together with all officers, other ranks and civilian staff.As part of the commemoration of the formation day, Shramadana campaigns were con...

The No. 06 Air Defence Radar Squadron (ADRS) at SLAF Academy China Bay celebrated its 14th Anniversary today  (15 October 2023). The No. 06 ADRS was formed as an integral component of the National Air Defence System, which was commissioned on 15 October 2009 at SLAF Station Weerawila and subsequently relocated to SLAF Academy China Bay on 05 May 2012 to meet the operational requirem...

Another effort of the "Guwan Mithudam" Project was successfully carried out at Divisional Hospital Vaddakachchi by SLAF Station Iranamadu yesterday (13 October 2023), with the guidance of Chairperson SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Enoka Rajapaksa. This initiative aimed to enhance healthcare services for the local community.The project involved renovating and repainting Divisional Hospital ...

The Inter Unit Rugby Championship - 2023 was held at Rugby Ground SLAF Base Ratmalana yesterday (13 October 2023). The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the graceful presence of the Director General Ground Operations of SLAF, Air Vice Marshal GGWTK Gunawardena as the Chief Guest. SLAF Station Colombo Rugby Team won the title as Men’s Champions for the year 2023 w...

A delegation led by Group Captain Mike Jordan, Commandant of the Central Flying School Royal Air Force - UK and Commanding Officer of the Multi-Engine Examiner Squadron, Squadron Leader Simon Dacher, engaged in a comprehensive discussion with Sri Lanka Air Force Flying Instructors on today (12 October 2023). This event took place at the SLAF Base Ratmalana Officer's Mess premises. The di...

The Inter Unit Squash Tournament 2023 was held at Air Force Squash Complex, Ratmalana from 09 October to 12 October 2023. The SLAF Station Colombo team emerged as the champions of the Inter Unit Squash Championship 2023 by defeating the SLAF Ratmalana Technical Formation team.The champion team consisted of Air Commodore DRW Jayawardane, Group Captain KAASK Munasinghe, Group Captain DE Ge...

Commandant Central Flying School in Royal Air Force, UK, Group Captain Mike Jordan called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa at Air Force Headquarters yesterday (11 October 2023).After a discussion on matters of mutual interest, the Commander of the Air Force and the visiting dignitaries exchanged mementos to mark the occasion....

The second and final day's sessions of the 'Colombo Air Symposium - 2023' began this morning (10 October 2023) at the Eagles Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya, Ratmalana.The Symposium which was held under the theme ‘Fostering shared air interests in the IOR: Geopolitical Cooperation, Complexities and Compulsions’ commenced for the second day with the arrival of the gue...

SLAF Station Colombo executed an Air Crash Emergency Response Drill this morning (10 October 2023) at Frazer Grounds, Wellawatta. This exercise was designed to simulate a hypothetical scenario wherein an MI – 17 Helicopter, carrying eight personnel crashed in the vicinity of Wellawatta.The objective of this drill was to evaluate and demonstrate the operational readiness and professiona...