The queues were long, the enthusiasm undeterred by the blazing hot sun as hundreds of spectators lined up more than 2 hours early at the ticket counters outside the Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana. They had arrived from various parts of the island for the same significant event. The countdown was finally over; the SLAF 60th Anniversary 60th Anniversary Exhibition and Carnival is here ...

Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama visited the family of Squadron Leader Monath Perera to pay his last respects Yesterday (03 march 2011).The Commander conveyed his condolences to the family.Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir pilot, Flight Lieutenant Monath Perera who lost his life on Monday (March 1), has been posthumously promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader with...

The glory and honour of six eventful decades was proudly celebrated at SLAF Base Ratmalana on 2 March, 2011 with a grand commemorative parade and a fly past. His Excellency the President and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, Mahinda Rajapaksa took the salute as Chief Guest at the momentous event in the history of the Air Force when he inspected the Guard of Honour a...

Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama made a courtesy call to the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa on 1 March, 2011 at the Temple Trees.The visit signifies the Air Force Commander’s first meeting with the President since the taking office last week. ...

Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama paid a courtesy visit to Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Hon. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on 28 February, 2011.The visit is the first since the Commander assumed duties as the 13th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force....

Sri Lanka Air Force lost one of its brave Fighter pilots, when 2 Kfir  jets belonging to No 10 Jet Squadron of Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake, crashed this morning on 1 March, 2011 off  Yakkala en route to take part in the fly past rehearsal for the SLAF 60th anniversary.Flight Lieutenant Monath Perera succumbed to his injuries as a result of the crash which completely...

2 Kfir fighter jets belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force No. 10 Jet Squadron at Katunayake crashed today in Yakkala while training for a fly past rehearsal for the SLAF 60th anniversary.Further investigations into the incident are being conducted. ...

Calls for team effort in taking SLAF to greater heights in address to staffAir Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama formally commenced duties as the 13th Commander of the Air Force at SLAF Headquarters this morning on 27 February, 2011, calling for a unified team effort amongst all ranks.“I am extremely happy to be the Commander of an Air Force like ours,” Air Marshal Abeywickrama stated duri...

The handing over of command, with Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke relinquishing his duties as Commander of the Air Force, took place at the SLAF Headquarters this evening on 27 February, 2011. Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke handed over command of the Sri Lanka Air Force to Air Vice Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama.Following the handing over-taking over parade...

Bangladeshi Chief of Army Staff, General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen paid a visit to the Air Force Headquarters for a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke this afternoon, 24th February, 2011.General Mubeen’s meeting with the Commander comes as part of his five day goodwill visit to Sri Lanka which began on Wednesday 23 Febru...

The first ever annual assessment camp for Air Cadets (boys) of the Air Wing was held at SLAF Diyatalawa recently.  Forty platoons that included over 1,000 Air Cadets participated at the camp. Conceptualized by the Hon. Secretary of Defence, Gotabhaya Rajapakse, the weeklong event was organized with the guidance of the Director of National Cadet Corps, Major General Gamini Jayas...

The no: 3 Flight Kitchen and Culinary Training Course for SLAF Mess Stewards and Caterers were conducted by Sri Lankan Catering Services for a period of 3 weeks from 31st January 2011 to 21stFebruary, 2011. The course was organized by SLAF Unit BIA with the guidance of Air Force Headquarters. A ceremony was held at the conclusion of the course under the patronage of Chief Executive ...

The match draws and allocated times for the Sri Lanka Air force 60th Anniversary Open Handball Tournament 2011 which begins in three days, were announced this evening, 21 February at Air Force Headquarters.Six teams will compete for the challenge trophy at Rifle Green on 24 and 25th February, 2011. Two teams from Army, one each from Air force, Navy, Ampara District and Prisons Department...

Sri Lanka Air Force clinched a 6 wicket win against Singha Sports Club of Ambalangoda at Rifle Green in Colombo today, 20 February, 2011.The three day Test encounter which was held from 18th to 20th February saw a splendid performance by SLAF batsman Rajith Rathnayake who scored a century to push the team’s score to a mammoth 318 runs in 66.03 overs in the 1st innings. Ryan Kern chippe...

Recognizing the global trend for Remote Controlled (RC) flying of airplanes and helicopters, Sri Lanka Air Force declared open its very own Remote Controlled Model Flying, Sailing and Driving School at SLAF Station Ekala on 19 February, 2011.The school was established on the instructions of Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal WDRMJ Goonetileke who was...

The seventeenth house built by the Sri Lanka Air Force, Seva Vanitha Unit was handed over by SVU Chairperson Mrs. Nelun Goonetileke on 18 February, 2011 in Manikhinna, Kandy.Recipients of this newly built house are the wife and two children of Flight Sergeant Aswadduma who was killed in action at Anuradhapura on 22 October, 2007. The house was constructed under the supervision of the Com...

Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters came alive with cricket fever as the Sri Lankan Team arrived at the Rifle Green prior to their departure to Hambantota on 18th February, 2011.The team was flown to the match venue in two Mi-17s of SLAF ahead of their first encounter against Canada in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 on Sunday.Director Health Services, Air Vice Marshal NH Gunaratna and Direc...

Sri Lanka Air Force netballers clinched the Deyata Kirula 2011 Netball Championship at the finals held last week in Buttala.The Air women were matched up against the team from Army in the closely contested encounter. But the SLAF team maintained their winning game from the semi finals which saw them gain a comprehensive win against Galle with 32to 17 points.Hon. Prime Minster D.M. Jayara...

Sri Lanka Air Force facilitated the ceremony for the sapling from the Sri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura which is to be replanted in Bodhgaya, India at a colourful ceremony held at Air Force Base Vavuniya on 09 February, 2011.The traditional reception of Bo-sapling was held in front of a large crowd and taken over by Air Commodore Rohintha Fernando, Base Commander of SLAF Base, Vavuniya.The sa...

One thousand School Air Cadets from various parts of the island including Jaffna and Batticaloa participated at the Cadet Assessment Camp held at SLAF Station Diyatalawa on 07 February, 2011. The camp comprised of cadets from over forty schools.  Participating at the camp for the first time were Air Cadets from Kokavil Hindu College, Jaffna and Muslim College, Batticaloa. ...

A strapping printing machine worth Rs. 85,000 as requested by Group Captain SD Kotage ,was donated to the Sri Lanka Air Force Printing section by Da Vinci Digital Imaging (Pvt) Ltd recently. The equipment was handed over to the Officer in Charge of Printing, Group Capt. SD Kotage by the Marketing Manager of Da Vinci Digital Imaging, Mr. Crishanthus Rodrigo.SLAF Printing will be grea...