Air Vice Marshal Sampath Wickremeratne was appointed as the Director General Air Operations in the Sri Lanka Air Force, effective from today (01 February 2023). Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Sampath Wickremeratne at the Air Force Headquarters and conveyed his best wishes to the newly appoi...

A 30 bed hospital detachment constructed by the Directorate of Civil Engineering under the patronage of Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana was declared open yesterday (31 January 2023) by the Director General Health Services, Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Lalith Jayaweera.This marks a new chapter in Health Services of the SLAF as this signifies the establishment of pati...

SLAF Station Bandaranaike International Airport proudly celebrated its 25th anniversary yesterday (26 January 2023) together with all officers, other ranks and the civil staff under the guidance of the Commanding Officer, Air Commodore SC Wijayanayake.The day’s proceedings ensued with the customary working parade, which was reviewed by the acting Commanding Officer, Group Captain WMA K...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana in the capacity of President Air Force Sports Council graced a special felicitation ceremony which was held today (25 January 2023) at Air Force Headquarters. SLAF Sportsmen and women in the disciplines of Water Polo, Taekwondo, Rowing, Weightlifting, Handball and Wrestling were felicitated during the ceremony. The personne...

The Ambassador of Royal Thai Embassy in Sri Lanka , His Excellency Poj Harnpol called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana at Air Force Headquarters today (24 January 2023).After a discussion on matters of mutual interest, the Commander of the Air Force and the visiting dignitary exchanged mementos to mark the occasion. The Secretary at the Royal Thai Embas...

The Change of Command at the Equipment Provisioning and Accounting Unit, SLAF Base Katunayake was conducted yesterday (23 January 2023). The traditional Handing Over / Taking Over parade took place at the unit parade square where the outgoing Commanding Officer Group Captain B S De S Weerawardena USP, BSc (Def Stu) handed over the command to Group Captain RML Randeniya USP, BA (Def Stu) ...

The Change of Command at the Aircraft Spares Depot, SLAF Base Katunayake was held today (23 January 2023). The traditional Handing Over/Taking Over parade was conducted at the Depot premises where the outgoing Acting Commanding Officer, Wing Commander JADS Niranga handed over the command to Group Captain BS De S Weerawardena USP,BSc (Def Stu).The outgoing Acting Commanding Officer took o...

The Air Force Men’s Rugby Team took a bonus-point victory against a strong Army Team at the Nippon Paints Rugby League 2022/2023 held at the Army Rugby Grounds Panagoda. At the final whistle, the Airmen closed the game with 27 points to 19 against the hosts.The 27 points by the Airmen were divided among Shamika Kaushan with two tries, Dharshana Dabare with one try, Parakarama Rathnayak...

The Sri Lanka Air Force and the Eagles’ Golf Links hosted the Commander’s Cup - 2023 Annual Golf Tournament, which was concluded yesterday (21 January 2023) in the spectacular settings of China Bay, close to the harbor city of Trincomalee. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana graced this year’s tournament as the Chief Guest and he was accompanied by Mrs....

Air Vice Marshal Arosha Surendra Vithana USP, MSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, BSc (IT), psc bid adieu to the Sri Lanka Air Force today (21 January 2023) after 34 years of dedicated service to the nation. At the time of his retirement, he held the appointment of Director General Electronics and Information Technology Engineering of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Air Vice Marshal Vithana made an official ...

Air Vice Marshal Prasanna Ranasinghe USP, MHR, MSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, MSc (Mil Stu), MSc (NSWS – Pak), ndc, psc bid adieu to the Sri Lanka Air Force today (21 January 2023) after 34 years of dedicated service to the nation. At the time of his retirement, he held the appointment of Director General Aeronautical Engineering of the Sri Lanka Air Force.Air Vice Marshal Ranasinghe made an of...

In line with the 10th anniversary of the Commander’s Cup Golf Tournament, under the direction of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Dialog Axiata PLC and E-Wis Company launched and successfully completed a community service project for under-developed schools in the Trincomalee area.This programme aimed to ai...

The 50th phase of the ‘Guwan Mithudam’ project was successfully concluded at the Siripura Village at Pavatkodichenai yesterday (19 January 2023). The Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. This project was undertaken to facilitate needy families in the Siripura Village who are having difficulty finding drinking water. Du...

The Change of Command of the No 02 Supply & Maintenance Depot at SLAF Base Hingurakgoda was conducted yesterday (19 January 2023).The traditional Handing Over / Taking Over parade took place at the Depot Parade Square where the outgoing Commanding Officer Group Captain RML Randeniya  USP, BA (Def Stu) psc handed over the command to Wing Commander MMA Mendis USP.The outgoing Comm...

The 49th phase of ‘Guwan Mithudam’ project was successfully concluded at the Ampara Mayadunna Vidyalaya, Gonagolla today (18 January 2023). The Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.Approximately 200 students are educating at this school and a water consumption project was installed in view of addressing the much fel...

The SLAF Women’s Team secured the Championship at the Defence Services Games’ Archery Championship 22/23. The tournament was held at the Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps Rugby Ground in Panagoda on 17 and 18 January 2023. During the tournament, the SLAF Women’s Team defeated both the Army and Navy teams, showing the highest degree of team spirit and talents. Corporal Mallika YM...

The command of the Radar Maintenance Wing SLAF Base Katunayake was officially taken over by Group Captain LAD Prasanna MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Eng),Pg Dip (Def Mgt), Pg Dip (Aero Eng - Elect), AMIE (SL), psc today (17 January 2023) at the Wing premisesGroup Captain Prasanna overlooked the duties as the Commanding Officer of the Radar Maintenance Wing from 09 November 2022 to date...

The Change of Command at the No.01 Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Wing, SLAF Base Katunayake was held today (17 January 2023). The traditional Handing Over/Taking Over parade was conducted at the Wing premises where the outgoing Commanding Officer, Group Captain LAD Prasanna MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Eng), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), Pg Dip (Aero Eng - Elect), AMIE (SL), psc ...

The Change of Command at the SLAF Base Hingurakgoda was conducted today (16 January 2022).The traditional Handing Over / Taking Over parade took place at the Base Parade Square where the outgoing Base Commander Group Captain KMSPB Kulathunga RWP, USP, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), Msc ( Strat Stu ), fawc, psc handed over the command to Group Captain PDSS Gunawardane RSP and two Bars, USP, M...

The Sri Lanka Carrom Federation hosted the 53rd National Carrom Championship from 10 November 2022 to 15 January 2023. The SLAF concluded the tournament with notable victories.A member of the SLAF Carrom team, Leading Aircraftman Wickramasinghe CABW, clinched the Championship in the Men’s Single Event and was ranked as the No. 1 in Sri Lanka Carrom. Also SLAF secured the Championship i...

Setting the decisive mission of "Waga Sangramaya", an Agricultural programme was implemented in a competitive manner within SLAF establishments in order to contribute to the National Food Production Drive. This was a brainchild of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana who gave his solemn blessings to select the best Agricultural project and to appreciate the ef...