Chief or Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik paid a floral tribute to the soldiers of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), who made the supreme sacrifice during their tenure in Sri Lanka.The Air Chief made the tribute at a ceremony held in front of the IPKF memorial, Battaramullatoday on 17th January, 2011.The Indian Air Chief attended the event as part of his 4 day...

Chief of Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik visited the Chief of Defense Staff and Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke this morning (17th January, 2011) at the SLAF Headquarters in Colombo.  Indian Air Chief’s visit comes as part of his first official visit to Sri Lanka.The Indian Air Chief was welcomed at the headquarter premises ...

Chief of Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik arrived in Sri Lanka a short while ago on Sunday, January 16, 2011 for a four-day official visit.He was received at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Chief of Defence Staff and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke.The Indian Air Chief and his spouse, Madam Madhubala Naik, were accompa...

A Guard of Honour was accorded to Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Admiral TSG Samarasinghe, at Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Headquarters this morning (14 January, 2011), to mark his official retirement.The Guard of Honour was conferred by the Colour Squadron of SLAF and was commanded by Flight Lieutenant Prasad Kulathunga. After the inspection of the parade, the Commanders were received by...

Sergeant Priyadarshana Most Outstanding SLAF Sportsman of 2009The Vartharasa Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding SLAF sportsman was presented to Sergeant Priyadarshana for 2009 at the gala Colors Night held at Water’s Edge yesterday evening; 13 January, 2011. The ceremony is an annual feature in the SLAF sporting calendar which is held to felicitate its sportsmen and women who have...

Sri Lanka Air Force Unit BIA has celebrated Unit Day on 12 Jan 2011.This Unit has situated at the Bandaranayke International Airport on 12th January 1998 under command Air Cmdr MLK Perera USP.The Social events were held began one day prior to the anniversary on 11 Jan 2011 with Shramadana campaign conducted at the st Joseph Home for Adults, Home for Children Unnaruwa, Home for Children Y...

Today (January 13, 2011), the Sri Lanka Air Force aiding in the flood relief efforts delivered a large consignment of essential dry rations to various affected areas of the eastern province.SLAF utilized Mi-17 Helicopters of the 6 Squadron and Bell-212 Helicopters of the 7 Squadron for relief distribution whilst using AN-32 Transport Aircrafts of the No.2 Heavy Transport Squadron to air ...

Sri Lanka Air Force continued their mission to provide relief aid to victims of flash flood in the Eastern Province by airlifting consignments of dry rations using Mi-17 helicopters.The operations which began on 11 January, 2011 from SLAF China Bay, airlifted 5200 kilograms worth of dry rations including dhal, sugar, rice, milk powder in a Mi-17 heavy-lift helicopter bound for Soma...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda gave their maximum effort to help people in the area affected by the flash floods which hit the Eastern Province this week. Meals were arranged for the displaced personnel by Base Commander Group Captain Clyde Weerakoon under the instruction of the Commander of the Air Force. The displaced personnel have been moved to safety and provided with te...

Pregnant woman moved to safety on Bell 212Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter rescued 54 persons from Batticaloa and Ampara since yesterday evening owing to the devastating flood situation prevailing in the area.The chopper carried out three shuttles for the rescue mission where 32 individuals from Tampitiya, 14 from Bogamuyaya, 7 from Rambakanoya and 1 from Valaichenai were flow...

Sri Lanka Air Force cyclists brought honour to the organization when they won both categories in the "Neth FM Samastha Lanka Papedi Sawariya" which took place recently.The cycling competition was worked off on 8 January, 2011 with the participation of over hundred cyclists. The route which extended from Kurunegala to Anamaduwa & back to Kurunegala covered a total distance of 122 kilo...

Sri Lanka Air Force emerged champs at the National Table Tennis Tournament 2011 which concluded over the weekend at S. Thomas College Mt. Lavinia indoor stadium. The table tennis players played in all events at the tournament held from 08TH -09TH January 2011. The air men and women performed brilliantly, becoming champions in Men’s Open Singles, Women’s Open Singles and Wom...

Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda held its Children’s party and year end get together at the camp premises recently. The function was held under the guidance of the Base Commander, Group Captain Sagara Kotakadeniya.The evening was enjoyable to everyone present as several entertaining activities were on the agenda. Children had the chance of enjoying a magic show and a delightful Ai...

New Year Celebrations at SLAF Base KatunayakeNew Year Celebrations at SLAF Station Diyatalawa New Year Celebrations at SLAF Base Rathmalana...

The three primary technical support formations based at SLAF Base Katunayake, the Aeronautical Engineering Wing (AEW), General Engineering Wing (GEW) and Motor Transport Repair and Overhaul Wing (MTROW) jointly comemorated their 32nd anniversary  on 3 January, 2011.The anniversary  comemorative activty took the form of social responsibilty activity including a donation of chair...

The inauguration of the Equipment Provisioning and Accounting Unit as a separate formation was held at SLAF Base Katunayake on 1 January, 2011 under the patronage of the Base Commander SLAF Base Katunayake, Air Commodore CR Gurusinghe and the unit’s first Commanding Officer, Wing Commander K.R. Eramudugalla.  The unit was formerly under the command of CO Supply and Maintenanc...

Sri Lanka Air Force Station Palaly, the only Air Force establishment located on the Jaffna Peninsula, celebrated its formation day on 1 January, 2011.It is a well established arm of the SLAF, which served as an essential hub to facilitate both civil and military existence in the Northern theatre. SLAF Station Palaly played a major role in the security operations since the beginning of th...

Mr. PGW Sirisena a vibrant member of the SLAF Ex Serviceman’s Association, The proprietor of the “Araliya’’ group of companies came forward to sponsor the Sri Lanka Air Force Soccer team for the year of 2011.Mr. PGW Sirisena met the Chief Of Defence Staff and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke on 29 Dec 2010 along with the Air Vice Marshal Jayana...

The Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke addressed all officers other ranks and a cross section of civilians this morning (03 January 2011) at Air Force Head Quarters premises. He further went on to extend his warmest wishes to all those gathered and their families tooIn his message the Air Chief appreciated the hard work done by eac...

SLAF personnel based at Trikonamadu donated a newly built house to Mr.HMS Bandara and his family who were living under difficult conditions in the close proximity of the SLAF Trikonamadu detachment.Air commodore shantha narasinghe handed over the possession of the house to the occupation  All personnel of SLAF Trikonamadu took part in constructing the house under the supervision of ...

A special event was organized by the  E & T Wing, SLAF Base Ratmalana to celebrate end of a successful year  2010, with the Children of the “Sanhinda Children’s home” at Padukka on 29th December 2010.Sixty children were a part of  the event and they were given a tour of the SLAF museum much to their overwhelming delightA Tea party was organized at Museum cafeteri...