Army beat  the SLAF in a thrilling and hard faught Hand Ball final played at the Royal Collage Sports Complex last afternoon (16 Sept). The vastly experinced soldiers showed their prowess warding off continuos assaults by the determined Airman.The game as in any inter service game was hotly contested with neither giving the other  an opening. The Army goal keeper, with his shee...

The first ever hand ball tournament of which Defence Services engaged, took place at the Royal College Sports Complex yesterday (15th September 2010).The Army played against the Navy in the first match where the soldiers took the upper hand from the beginning and dominated the entire match by scoring 24 against the Navy’s 08 goals. Corporal Rathnayaka MMNHC of the Army scored 07 goals....

The Air Force Rowing team participating at the 26th National Rowing Championships and rowed in style to emerge Champions of the Men’s Over 19 Category and were awarded the Major General Percy Fernando Memorial Trophy.In addition the team also emerged as Runners up in the Men’s Open category. The SLAF "over 19" team won three gold medals out of four events it participated  in whi...

SLAF Station Palavi organized a kite flying competition among its personnel on 11 September 2010 .  All Officers, airmen and civilians from all sections participated in this event to make it a success. 01st prize was awarded to Air Craftman  Chaturanga of  the Ground Defence Section for the best and also the biggest kite of the event (10 ft height and 08ft width). The...

The Chief of Defence Staff and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke presented his account  of the conduct of Humanitarian Operations to the eight member 'Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation' Commission on 08th September 2010.This commission was appointed by the HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksha to report on the lessons to be learnt from the events in ...

SLAF Station Palaly won the CIMIC (Civil Military Coordination) Jaffna T-20 Cricket Championship – 2010 by defeating “Johnians Cricket Club” on 10 September at the Central College Cricket grounds Jaffna.This Cricket tournament was organized by the Security Forces Head Quarters – Jaffna. The Army, Navy, Air Force and the police were among 22 cricket clubs that participated in...

SLAF Special Operations Group  Wanni clinched a 21 run win over SLAF Ampara at the Air Force Inter Unit Cricket finals held yesterday (September 7) at the Rifle Green.The keenly contested match saw Ampara win the toss and inviting the team from Wanni to bat first. LAC Perera displayed some excellent strokes, notching up a remarkable 57 runs to become the top scorer. AC Madusanka als...

“Blue, blue, blue” was the thunderous cheer heard last evening (September 6) from the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium as Sri Lanka Air Force won the all round championship of the boxing finals at the Defence  Services Games 2010.Showcasing a dominant presence in seven out of the ten weight categories, the highly technical performances demonstrated by the boys in blue, ensured them a ...

Excellent bowling  by SLAF Women’s Cricketers ensured them a massive seven wicket win in the Division II Finals against Seenigama Sports Club at Moors Grounds yesterday afternoon.The ladies from Seenigama who batted first  faced a fantastic bowling attack were  bowled out for a paltry 115 runs. Sanduni Abeywickrama did the most damage to the Seenigama line up, hauling 4 ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force women’s cricket team secured a place in the finals of the Division II Tournament being played today (September 6) after their comprehensive win of 139 runs against the Colts Women’s Cricket Club last Friday at Bloomfield.The Airwomen who batted first put up a score of 201 runs, including two half centuries, for seven wickets in just 30 overs. Top scorers ...

Chief of Indian Army Staff General Vijay Kumar Singh visited the Chief of Defense Staff and Commander of Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke this afternoon (6 September) at the SLAF Headquarters in Colombo.  General Singh’s visit comes as part of his first official visit to Sri Lanka since taking office as Chief of Army Staff on 31 March this year. However his military...

The 43rd batch of the Non Commissioned Officers Management Course recently had its passing out ceremony on September 03 at the NCO Management School Auditorium belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy at China Bay.The comprehensive course which is accredited to the University of Rajarata was successfully completed this year by a batch comprising of 28 Senior Non Commissioned Off...

The 6th Defense Services Games, 2010 was declared open at the Sugathadasa Outdoor Stadium last evening (September 3) with much pomp and pageantry by the President of the Defense Service Sports Board, Chief of Defense Staff and Commander of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke.Also in attendance were the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and se...

The No. 02 Heavy Transport Squadron at Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana celebrated its 53rd Anniversary on 02nd September 2010.The No. 02 heavy Transport squadron is assigned to carry out transport of troops, goods, passengers, VIPs, VVIPs, etc., inland as well as overseas. Other than the above, its capable of carry out special operations such as parachute dropping, low level delivery,...

The No 1 Flying Training Wing celebrated its 59th Anniversary of service to the nation on the 1st of September 2010.This Wing was born at Royal Ceylon Air Force Katunayake on the 1st of September 1951 with “Chipmunk” aircraft as the trainer aircraft. Today it has grown to be the largest flying formation in the Sri Lanka Air Force. The Wing operates a total of 21 aircraft. This fleet ...

Components of light Aircraft or a Glider were found in a partially destroyed container in the Kareimulliwaikkal area by SLAF intelligence personnel from SLAF Trikonamadu. Earlier during the same operation a cache of partially damaged arms and munitions were discovered from the Wellamullawaikkal area. Pilot Officer PSDD Rupasinghe recovered the items on 29th August 2010, based on the...

The new Indian Defence Advisor to the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Captain Sumeet Kapoor  paid a courtesy call to the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke this afternoon (31st August 2010) at the Air force Headquarters. On completion of friendly discussion the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Air Force Air Chie...

SLAF women’s shooters team emerged  Team Champions in the Open Division womens' event whilst the men’s team became the runners up in the Open and Standard categories at the “IPSC Hand Gun Nationals 2010”.The event was organized by the National Rifle Association at the firing range of the Naval Base, Welisara from 26th to 29th of August 2010. The event was organized for ...

            Sri Lanka Air force Mamaduwa  was established on 28 August 2009 in the Vavuniya district. The aim of the establishment was to cater to the metal requirement of “Northern Spring” ("Uthuru Wasanthaya") development projects . This Unit initaially established as a Detachment became Formation on 02 June 2010.  &n...

The Chief of Defence Staff and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, conducted his Annual  Inspection of SLAF Station Mirigama this morning (30th August 2010).The Commanding Officer, SLAF Station Mirigama Group Captain Janaka Karunaratna welcomed the Commander to the station premises through a ceremonial street lining.During the visit, the Commander d...

The Air Force Open 07th Squash championship held from 21st to 28th of August with the participation of local and foreign participants concluded successfully yesterday (28th August 2010) at the new Sri Lanka Air Force Squash complex at SLAF Base Ratmalana.In the men’s and women’s Open Championship Farhan Zamaan of Pakistan and Nirasha Guruge emerged victorious respectively. In additio...