A group of foreigners from YPO (Young Presidents Organization) flew to China Bay from Ratmalana on two Helitours MA 60 aircraft on 28 October 2012.The group consisted of 80 foreigners and from China Bay they were flown to Mullativu by three Mi-17 helicopters ,one Bell 412 helicopter and one Bell 212 helicopter of Helitours....

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Vavuniya celebrated its 34th Anniversary on 27th October 2012. A shramadhana campaign was carried out to clean the Vavuniya  Railway Station with the participation of all ranks and civil staff of the Base on 26th Oct 2012.A parade was also held at the Base and it was reviewed by the Base Commander Air Commodore NHV Gunaratne on 27th Oct 2012. Thi...

The Junior Officers’ Quality Development Course No 05/2012 was conducted successfully on 18 and 19 Oct 2012 at SLAF Station Diyatalawa. The course programme included lectures on leadership, motivation, Mess etiquette and responsibilities of an officer and each lecture was followed with a practical exercise to further enhance their knowledge. At the end of the course, the of...

The second “Aircrew Water and Jungle Survival Training 10-12” was   conducted successfully at the Sri Lanka Air Force Station Ampara from 08th to the 16th October 2012. Nineteen aircrew members took part in this training. The exercise was conducted under the guidance of D Ops AVM GP Bulathsinghala with Director Health Services Air Commodore S Karunarathne leading and coordi...

Sri Lanka Air Force Judokas won the Canadian Friendship Challenge Trophy Judo Championship organized by the Chaminda Weerasingha Foundation with the assistance of the Canadian embassy. The tournament was held on 19th and 20th Oct 2012 at the Sudathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. Over 400 competitors belonging to sports Clubs Island wide took part in this tournament.VAW 01498 L...

SLAF Base Katunayake Tech Formation team emerged as the winners of the Air Force Inter Unit Squash Championship which was worked off at the Squash Courts Complex at SLAF Base Ratmalana on 19th October 2012.Thrashing the contending finalists from SLAF Base Anuradhapura team, the five member team from Katunayake performed exceptionally well to clinch the winning title.Director ...

A Religious Ceremony and alms giving was held at the Temple Of Sacred Tooth this morning (23rd October 2012) to commemorate fallen war heroes and to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force with the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama as the Chief Guest.Members of the Air Force Board of Management, Officers, Other Ranks and family members of ...

A ceremony was held at the SLAF Headquarters this morning with the participation of the Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama to award badges to officers and other ranks. 2 officers received their flying brevets, 6 officers received their UAV badges, 3 officers and 5 rankers received the Land Based Air Defence badges having fulfilled the required criteria.Dir...

The Director of Health Services Air Commodore S.Karunarathna presented bed sheets to ward number 19 of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo.The function was held at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital and the donation was received by the Director of the Hospital Dr Rathnasiri Hewage.Commanding Officer SLAF Hospital Guwanpura Sqn Ldr S Hewawasam and Consultant Psychiatris...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyatalawa celebrated its 60th Formation Day chanting pirith on 14th October 2012 at the Station premises and followed by an alms giving to Buddhist Priests on the following day. A shramadana campaign was carried out to clean the bus stand, the railway station and the Diyatalawa town with the participation of all ranks and civil staff of the Station....

The Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs. Neelika Abeywickrema laid the foundation stone for commencing the construction work of a new class room building for the “Valayaravu Tamil Kalvan School”. This was followed by presenting of gift parcels consisting of stationery, shoes and provisions to the 21 children of this school.The event was organized under the patronage of the Chai...

Officer Cadets and Officer Instructors from SAARC Countries who participated in this year’s Hermann Loos and De Soysa Competition visited AFHQ this morning.The visiting contingent comprised of 34 Officer Cadets, 07 Officer Instructors from SAARC Countries headed by an Indian, Col KS Marwah .Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama met the contingent and after a presen...

SLAF observed National Quality Week during the period of Oct 08 to Oct 14 giving special attention to this year’s World Standards Day theme “Less Waste, Better Result – Standards increase Efficiency”. As directed by Commander of the Air Force, the hoisting of the “Q” Flag during the National Quality Week at Bases / Stations and Units.The Command Quality Assurance Inspectorate...

SLAF Band and Dancing troop conducted a display at the Independence Square yesterday evening (14th October 2012) with a large number of spectators in attendance. The colourful evening consisted of a drill display by the SLAF Colour Squadron, Western and Eastern dancing performances of the SLAF dancers and music by the SLAF Military Band and the SLAF Cultural Band.View Video...

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) official website, www.airforce.lk was awarded the Silver Award in the Government category in the Best Web Competition 2012. The award was received recently at a ceremony held at the BMICH. The SLAF site was the only government website to be placed in the top 3 in the government category with the Gold and Bronze not awarded. The Most Favorite Sri ...

The Passing out of the No. 26 Basic Airborne Course and No. 05 Basic Freefall Course was held at Sri Lanka Air Force Station Ampara on 12th October 2012 with Director Operations of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshal GP Bulathsinghala as Chief Guest. The Naval Officer in Charge Ampara District, Commodore U I Serasinghe, the Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Ampara, Gp Capt NNDA Na...

As part of a friendly exchange of animals between Sri Lanka and Czech Republic, 2 Przewalski's Horses, 2 Hippopotamuses, and 2 Komodo Dragons transported by SLAF C 130 aircraft arrived at the BIA from Prague on 11 Oct 2012. The SLAF had earlier transported two baby elephants to Prague using the same aircraft.View Video...

A Dharma Deshana programme presided by Venerable Pitigala Gunarathana thera, Chief Incumbent of the Piliyandala Wawela Shri Sathdharmaloka Dharma Nikethanaya was held at SLAF Headquarters on 10th October 2012. The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, members from the Air Force Board of Management, senior officers, other ranks and civilians participated the in the p...

AC Chamila Dilhani Wijerathna bagged a silver medal at the 07th Taipei Judo Championship which concluded on 04th October 2012.The captain of the National Women’s judo team, AC Wijerathna won the silver medal in the open event where strong judokas from countries such as, Japan, Korean, Thailand, Macau and host Chinese Taipei participated. The 07th Taipei Judo Championship wa...

Sri Lanka Air Force men's Handball Team won the Rotary Beach Handball Festival 2012 held at the Mount Lavinia beach on 07th Oct 2012.The festival was organized by the Rotary Club of Mount Lavinia with the assistance of the Handball Federation of Sri Lanka (HFSL). The SLAF men’s team displayed excellent skills and managed to grab the championship with a clinical performance.The men's to...

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal HD Abeywickrama conducted the annual AOC’s inspection on 05 October 2012 at SLAF Station Diyatalawa.The Commander, upon the arrival for the inspection reviewed the AOC’s parade commanded by the Commanding Officer  Group Captain AJ Amarasinghe and Certificate of Commendation was awarded during the parade to 19678 Sgt Janaka GA (Ops Grd S...