The Fifth course of the Finishing School Programme will be commencing in mid - September 2018. Young ladies who are daughters of serving and retired SLAF personnel, who have completed GCE (O/L) and wives of newly married servicemen can get themselves enrolled for the Finishing School Programme free of charge. Limited slots are available for young civilian ladies on payment of Rs. 5000.00...

The Royal Air Force completed 100 Years of service on the 1st of April 2018. The RAF celebrated its 100 years of operation 100 days after the actual 100th birthday on the 10th of July 2018. The celebrations were made up of a series of spectacular events in London. Over 1000 RAF servicemen and women participated for a ceremonial parade. There was also a flypast of 103 aircraft over Buckin...

Regiment Wing at SLAF Base Katunayake emerged as the Men’s Champions while SLAF Academy Cby emerged as the Women's Champions at the Inter Unit Power Lifting Championship 2018 which was concluded yesterday (13 July 2018) at SLAF Trade Training School, Ekala. SLAF Station Ampara and SLAF Combat Training School Diyatalawa became the men’s and women's runners up.Corporal Wijethilake GMS ...

The 10th Defence Services Swimming and Water Polo Championship 2018 organised by the SLAF was held from 5th to 13th July 2018 at Aquatic Sports Complex SLAF Base Ratmalana. The finals of the Water Polo matches were held yesterday (13th of July 2018), at which Air Vice Marshal SK Pathirana, the Director Air Operations and the Chairman of SLAF Golf graced the occasion as the chief guest. T...

The SLAF Men’s Soccer Team won the Sports Exchange Programme Friendly Soccer Tournament which was concluded yesterday at the Soccer and Hockey Ground Complex at SLAF Trade Training School, Ekala. A 21 - member Soccer team from the Bangladesh Air Force arrived in Sri Lanka on the 07th of July 2018 to participate in a friendly Soccer Tournament with their SLAF counterparts under the Spor...

SLAF Men’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball teams emerged as Champions of the Defence Services Beach Volleyball Championship 2018.Defence Services Beach Volleyball Championship 2018 was held on 11 and 12 Jul 2018 at Beach Volleyball Courts at Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayaka. During the finals SLAF Women’s Team defeated SL Navy (2-1) while the SLAF Men’s Team defeated SL Army (2-0...

SLAF Women's Carrom Team emerged as champions at the 10th Defence Services Games defeating the SL Army in the finals while the SLAF Men's Team emerged as runners up. The Defence Services Games Carrom Championship was concluded at the SL Army Panagoda yesterday (12 July 2018).The Chief Signal Officer of Sri Lanka Army, Major General NM Hettiarachchi graced the awards ceremony as the chief...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy conducted the Commander’s Inspection at Sri Lanka Air Force Station Sigiriya today (07th July 2018).During the course of the inspection the Commander visited all areas of the Station including Station Headquarters, Main Operations Room, 215 Regt Sqn HQ, Works Section, Supply Section, SWO’s Office, MI Room Airmen’s /Airwo...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy conducted the Commander’s inspection at Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda today (07th July 2018).Prior to the inspection proper, the Commander reviewed the Commander’s Inspection Parade commanded by the Base Commander of SLAF Base Hingurakgoda, Group Captain VB Edirisinghe. The following service personnel were awarded ...

A 21 member Soccer Team from Bangladesh Air Force arrived at BIA today (07 July 2018) to participate in a friendly Soccer Tournament with their SLAF counterparts under the Sports Exchange Programme. The team will remain in Sri Lanka till 13 July 2018 during which period three soccer matches and country tours have been arranged.The team comprising the Manager, Squadron Leader SM Shamim Re...

The Closing Ceremony of the 4th batch of the Finishing School was held at Helitours Training Centre SLAF Trade Training School Ekala today (07 July 2018). Mrs. Anoma Jayampathy, the Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit graced the occasion as the chief guest and gave away the certificates and prizes. A total of 18 participants including daughters of serving and retired service person...

The NCO Management School of Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay held its No.3 English Medium and No.74 Sinhala Medium Non Commissioned Officers’ Management Courses Award Ceremony on the 6th of July 2018 under the patronage of Air Vice Marshal MD Ratnayake, Director Aeronautical Engineering of the SLAF.The primary objective of conducting this course is to impart a sound academic and ...

SLAF     Men and women’s teams bagged the 2018 Taekwondo championship with 09 gold medals.Defence Services Taekwondo Championship 2018 was held on 03rd, 04th and 05th July 2018 at the Indoor Gymnasium of SLAF Base, Katunayake.SLAF     Men’s and Women’s teams bagged the 2018 Taekwondo championship with the  SLAF Men’s Team securing Four (4) Gold ...

The outgoing Defence and Armed Forces Attaché of the Embassy of Israel in Bangkok, Mr. Dan Carmel made a farewell call on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy at Air Force Headquarters today (05th June  2018).A cordial discussion was held between the Commander and the outgoing Attaché. Subsequently, mementoes were also exchanged to mark the occas...

The Annual all-night ‘Pirith Chanting’ Ceremony to commemorate personnel of the SLAF who made the supreme sacrifice or, are missing in action during active service and to invoke blessings on their souls, was held on 03 July 2018 night followed by an almsgiving for 110 Venerable Maha Sangha today (04 July 2018) at SLAF Trade Training School, Ekala.The ‘Reliquary’ (Karaduwa) was ta...

Two Officers and two Airmen received their Loadmaster Brevets from the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy, today (04 July 2018).The following Officers and Airmen of the 16th and 17th Basic Air Load Master Courses pinned on their  badges after successfully completing the Ground Training and Basic Loadmasters’ Flying Training on AN -32 and MI-17 Aircraft at SL...

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn.  At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.” Laurence Binyon For the Fallen.Even as it strides ahead to meet the security challenges of the future, being ever mindful that it is able to look back on having fulfilled its role of securing the nation...

A 23-member delegation from the Zimbabwe National Defence University comprising of Senior Officers of Tri-Services who are currently on their Overseas Study Tour to Sri Lanka, paid a visit to Air Force Headquarters today (03 July 2018).The delegation was headed by Air Vice Marshal MT Moyo, the Commandant of the Zimbabwe National Defence University. On their arrival to Air Force Headquart...

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) official website, “www.airforce.lk” won the Gold Award in the Government Category of the Best Web Competition 2018, whereas the Silver and Bronze awards were won by the web sites of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Navy respectively....

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy declared open the newly constructed Soccer and the Hockey Ground Complex at SLAF Trade Training School, Ekala today (02 July 2018).This was a long felt requirement of the Air Force which has become a reality and is now dedicated to the future of SLAF Sports. The construction of the Ground Complex was carried out by the Special...

Baseball Inter Unit Championship Tournament was conducted at the SLAF Trade Training School Ekala from 18 June 2018 to 02 July 2018. 11 teams representing different Air Force establishments participated in the keenly contested tournament.Preliminary round matches were played from 18 June 2018 to 25 June 2018 and the final match was played between SLAF Trade Training School Ekala and Sri ...