The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Women’s Volleyball team remained unbeaten throughout the year and ended the season in a high note by clinching the Sri Lanka Youth Rupavahini Super League Volleyball Championship 2012 in the women’s category recently. In the finals, SLAF beat MAS Casualine Team in straight sets.     Previously, the ...

A surveillance team of the 614 Intelligence Squadron of SLAF Station Palaly has recovered a large stock of munitions in the general area of Eluththumadduval at Muhamalai on 21 Dec 2012. The recovered items are as follows.   ItemQty of Recovered40 mm RPG bomb A/PEa 09 - charges-Ea-0860 mm Mortar bombEa 25 fuse-22F1 Russian Hand GrenadeEa 212Argus Hand GrenadeEa 16MPMG Links Ea ...

The closing addresses of the No. 32 Drill Instructors’ Course and No. 41 Gunner Instructors’ Course were held at Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyatalawa under the patronage of the Commanding Officer Gp Capt AJ Amerasinghe recently.26215 Corporal Weerakoon HMG was the Best Drill Instructor and the Best Gunner Instructor was 29757 Corporal Priyalal RAN.The Warrant Officers in Charge of ...

The “Course Night” of No. 55 Officer Cadets Basic Course, No. 30 Kothalawala Defence University Officer Cadets Basic Course, No. 7 Lady Officer Cadets Basic Course, No. 152 Regular Airmen and     No. 24 Regular Airwomen Recruit Course was held at the “Small Parade Square” of the Station.The course night was organized by the OCT Wg Cdr SPVK Senadh...

The First Deputy Chief of Defence, General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Admiral Igor Kabanenko paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, at the Air Force Headquarters this afternoon (21 December) along with a delegation. The Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Ukraine, His Excellency Mr. Udayanga Weeratunga too atten...

The 86th Men's and Women's Senior National Boxing Championships organized by the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (ABASL) was held at Pallekele MAS Lineage Gymnasium and the finals was held at Kandy City Centre from 14 Dec to 18 Dec 12.The winners of the tournament in the varying weights categories will qualify for the final trials of the SAF Games to be held in March 2013 in New ...

The Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, at the Air Force Headquarters this morning (20 December).Upon arrival at the Air Force Headquarters, the Indian Army Chief was accorded a Guard of Honour. Thereafter, he was received by the Com...

‘Yuletide Fantasy’ the Christmas Carols Programme of the Air Force organized by the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, was held at the Defence Services School Auditorium on 19th December 2012.The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama graced the event as the Chief Guest. The Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Neelika Abeywickrama, the members of the Air Force Board ...

SLAF Base Anuradhapura (Men’s) and SLAF TTS Ekala (Women’s) won the Inter Unit Kabaddi Championship which was concluded last evening (19th December, 2012) at the SLAF Base Katunayake Sports Complex.LAC Pushpakumara WM was nominated as the "Best Player" in the men’s category. The Vice President of the World Kabaddi Federation Mr MT Fernando graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Gr...

The Commissioning of No. 60B Direct Entry Student Officers and the Passing Out Parade of No.55 Intake Officer Cadets, No.07 Intake Lady Officer Cadets Basic Ground Combat, No.30 KDU Intensive Combat Training, No.152 Regular Airmen Recruit and No.24 Airwomen Courses was held at Sri Lanka Air Force Station Diyatalawa on 18 December 2012.The Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vi...

The SLAF  won the 28th Youth Rupavahini Volleyball Tournament women's title last evening at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Colombo. 8  teams took part at this year tournament and in the Cup final SLAF beat MAS Casualine Club  25-20, 25-18 and 25-14. Airwoman Umayangani FIR was best attacker and best player of the tournament whilst AC Thuhari and AC Ranasingha RMABCG the be...

Champion cyclist of the Sri Lanka Air Force Jeewan Jayasinghe won the first ever night cycle race held at the Colombo Night Races on 15th December 2012.  40 leading cyclists of  Sri Lanka  took part in this event and cyclist from Police and SL Navy won the 2nd and 3rd places respectively. ...

Sri Lanka Air Force  emerged men's champs whilst the women became runner up at the Inter Club Open Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2012 which was held at the Jagath Rajapakse International Table Tennis Stadium,Kandy on 15th December 2012.  Nine men’s teams and eight women’s teams took part at the tournament. ...

The SLAF Station Morawewa won the Men's Championship and 26 Regiment Wing SLAF Base Katunayake won the Women's title at the Inter Unit Rifle meet which was held at SLAF Station Ampara from 12th to 14th December 2012.Corporal Wijesooriya DMC was overall winner of the meet. Deputy Director Operations Air Commodore MLK Perera graced the occasion as the Chief Guest for the presentation cerem...

The 26 Regiment Wing of SLAF Base Katunayake (Men’s) and  SLAF TTS  Ekala (Women’s) won the Inter Unit Wrestling Championship which was concluded last evening (14th December, 2012) at the SLAF Base Katunayake Sports Complex.LAC Abeysekara WGSNB and LAC Wimalasena MH were nominated as the "Best Wrestler “in the men’s and women’s categories respectively.  The Presi...

The passing out ceremony of the No. 52nd Non Commissioned Officers’ Management Course was held at the Combat Training School auditorium of the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay on 10th December 2012. Air Vice Marshal CR Gurusinghe, Director Civil Engineering, of the Sri Lanka Air Force graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest.Air Commodore SK Pathirana the Commandant of the Sri Lanka...

A community project was conducted at Ampara on 10th November 2012 with a view to assist children of Nugalanda Vidyalaya. This was organized by the SLÄF Seva Vanitha Unit in association with SLAF Ampara. A total number of 136 children were presented with a pack of school appliances at this occasion.The Directorate of Health Services of the SLAF conducted a medical clinic for the people o...

A delegation from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Sri Lanka Air Force met at SLAF Headquarters for the 4th IAF-SLAF Air Staff talks on 10th December 2012 and the talks will continue till 12th December.The Indian Delegation consisted of 5 officers and was headed by the Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operation, Air Vice Marshal Upkarjit Singh and SLAF team consisted of 6 officers and was ...

The AF Museum Rathmalana started its second session of the series of workshops on “Aviation Fundamentals for Beginners” on Monday 10th December at AF Museum Auditorium. The three days workshop will be conducted during the school holidays in December and four such workshops are scheduled to commence. The first session was successfully completed with 220 students joining the “Young A...

SLAF men and women emerged runner up in the Western Province Inter Club Badminton Championship 2012 which was held from 07th to 9th December 2012 at the St. Thomas' College Indoor Stadium. In the men's final Tamil Union Badminton Club beat SLAF and in the women's' final Aponsu Badminton Club beat SLAF after a keenly contested game....

The SSC Squash Ranking Tournament 2012 was held recently at the SSC Squash Complex Colombo. The SLAF squash player Cpl Suwaris TAP won the Men’s Open and became 1st in the Sri Lankan Squash ranking. Lac Methsiri HWN secured the 5th  place in the Men’s Open whilst Cpl Kumara MDTW and F/Sgt Wijethunga PPK became runner up in Men’s Open Plate and in the over 35 category respectiv...