General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army called on the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy this morning (16 January 2018) at Air Force Headquarters Colombo.Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army was received upon arrival by the Commanding Officer SLAF Station Colombo Air Commodore Waruna Gunawardana and was conferred a Guard of Honour by ...

Two cases of eye surgeries were successfully carried out at the operation theater of SLAF Hospital Colombo marking another significant event in the journey of the SLAF Hospital Colombo.Surgeries were carried out by Wing Commander (Dr) Abheya Jayasekara (Consultant Eye Surgeon) with the assistance of the theater staff at the SLAF Hospital Colombo and National Eye Hospital Colombo.  ...

The General Anurudda Rathwaththe Memorial all island Wushu Championship 2018 concluded at the Indoor Stadium Municipal Council Kandy on 14 January 2018. Total 16 Clubs and 02 Schools representing 230 Sanda and Thaolu Wushu players participated at the event. SLAF Men’s & Women’s players emerged as overall champions bagging 16 Gold, 11 Silver and 4 Bronze medals at the Championship...

An all-night ‘Pirith Chanting’ ceremony was organised to commemorate personnel of the SLAF who made the supreme sacrifice and are still missing in action, to invoke blessings on the Commander of the Air Force and all serving members in the Air Force and their families. This ceremony was held at SLAF Station Batticaloa on 12 January 2018 night followed by an alms giving for 18 Venerab...

The Air Dogs Unit SLAF Katunayake held its No 01 Disaster Management Search and Rescue Dog Course Certificate Award Ceremony today (12 January 2018 ) under the patronage of Group Captain SN Fernandopulle, Commanding Officer of SLAF Station, Bandaranayake International Airport. The Commanding Officer Air Dogs Unit Wing Commander PPH Pinnagoda too attended  this event along with the o...

A Leadership Programme for school children was conducted at the Kularathna Central College, Godakawela on 11th and 12th January 2018 under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy graced the opening ceremony as the Chief Guest.The two days Leadership Programme was geared towards improving the self-confidence and lead...

The newly appointed Defence Attaché of the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Group Captain Sean Unwin paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy on 10th January 2018 at the Air Force Headquarters. The former Defence Attaché Captain Jason Sears was also present at the occasion.The Commander and the new Defence Attaché engaged i...

SLAF Hospital Colombo marked a significant milestone when it carried out its first ever  Orthopedic Surgery  on 10th January 2018.Two cases of Orthopedic Surgery were successfully completed by a surgical team consisting of Dr. K. Karunarathne (visiting consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at Sri Jayawardhanepura Hospital Kotte), Dr. Pandula Hanangal Arachchi (Consultant Anesthetist), ...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Iranamadu completed the construction of a Cricket Pitch at the cost of Rs. 250,000/= for the Ramanathapuram Maha Vidyalam in the Kilinochchi District as a CSR Project to help improve the sports skills of students in the Kilinochchi District.Under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal KVB Jayampathy the newly constructed pitch was ceremoni...

Leading Aircraftman Samantha Lakmal secured the 1st place of the "Salis Wasaraka Mahaweli Asiriya Papedi Sawariya" cycle race which was concluded on 08 January 2018 at Moragahakanda. The race wound its way through Moragahakanda, Naula, Dambulla , Matale, Katugastota and ended at Polgolla, Covering a total distance of 108.2 km. ...

With the idea of facilitating numerous requests made by servicemen, discharged personnel and civil personnel the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy and Chairperson of SLAF SVU Mrs. Anoma Jayampathy provided assistance aimed at easing their financial burdens to some extent.The donation was held today (09 January 2018) at the Seva Vanitha Unit, AFHQ Colombo under the ...

SLAF Station Piduruthalagala celebrated its 08th anniversary on 05th January 2018 under the guidance of the Commanding Officer Wing Commander MC Peiris. Commencing the Station day, the Commanding Officer addressed all Officers and Other Ranks of the Station during the anniversary parade. A cricket match was conducted following the parade at the Station play ground with the participation ...

No 10 Fighter Squadron proudly celebrated its 22nd year of gallant service to the nation on 05th January 2018. Concurrently a Bodhi pooja was arranged at Sri Jayasundarshnaramaya,  Bolawalana to invoke blessings on the past and present members of the squadron as well as to the SLAF and the nation.The Commanding Officer Wing Commander Ranga Thiranagama, Officers and Airmen of the Squ...

No. 56 Junior Commanders’ Course commenced on 1st January 2018 at the Junior Command and Staff College, Sri Lanka Air Force Academy, China Bay. The Opening Address was conducted by the Commanding Officer, Group Captain SDGM Silva. The Chief Instructor and Senior Instructor also briefed the Student Officers about important aspects of the Course.A total of 22 Sri Lanka Air Force Officers...

On the morning of the first working day of the year 2018, the Commander of the Air Force, extending his wishes for the new year to all officers, other ranks and civilian staff of the Air Force, stated that the Air Force welcomes the year 2018 as one in which it will be able to proudly stand for the independence and territorial integrity of the nation while contributing actively to the su...

National Weightlifting Championship 2017 was held at the Torrington Gymnasium from 26 December 2017 to 29 December 2017. The SLAF Weightlifting Team emerged all-round champions of both men’s and women’s categories defeating all the other teams. The performance of the SLAF Team at the National Weightlifting Championship 2017 is given below.Gold48KG     LAC Gomas...

The newly constructed Swimming Pool was declared open by the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy this afternoon (30 December 2017) at SLAF Station Weerawila.The ceremony was followed with swimming medley event and synchronized swimming display by SLAF Aquatic Team. Director Civil Engineering Air Commodore Ruchira Samarasinghe, Commanding Officer SLAF Statio...

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Kapila Jayampathy declared open the newly constructed Officers’ Holiday Home and Swimming Pool Today (30 December 2017 ) at SLAF CTS Diyatalawa. Both the projects were designed and constructed by the Civil Engineering Wing at SLAF Base Katunayaka under the supervision of the Directorate of Civil Engineering.The newly constructed Office...

Regiment Wing SLAF Base Katunayake emerged the Men’s and Women’s Champions at the Inter Unit Taekwondo 2017 conducted at SLAF Base Katunayake on 29 December 2017. This tournament in the first Taekwondo Inter Unit Championship conducted in the history of the SLAF.SLAF Trade Training School (TTS) Ekala emerged the runners up in the Men's category and SLAF Station BIA emerged ...

The 58th  session of the “Aviation Fundamentals for Beginners” Course conducted at the Air Force Museum, Ratmalana concluded successfully on the 28th  of December 2017. Total of four, three day programmes were organized and conducted during the month of December 2017 by the Air Force Museum. During this school holidays, school children from Grade 6-11 participated for this ...

The higher level supervision visit of the Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was conducted by the Director Ground Operations (DGO), Air Vice Marshal  KFR Fernando from 16th to 20th December 2017. The Contingent Commander Wing Commander KAPS Kuruwita welcomed the DGO and Group Captain DWR Jayawardana at the Bor Airport and escorted them to the U...