The Sri Lanka Air Force and the Eagles’ Golf Links hosted the inaugural Eagles’ Monsoon Cup  Golf Tournament, which was concluded yesterday (01 October 2022) in the picturesque settings of China Bay, close to the harbour city of Trincomalee. The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana graced the tournament as the Chief Guest. The tournament was powered by Hu...

The 42nd phase of 'Guwan Mithudam' project was successfully concluded at Mulliyawalai Tamil Primary School Mullaitivu on yesterday (30 September 2022) by SLAF Station Mullaitivu, under the guidance of the Chairperson, SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit Mrs. Charmini Pathirana.This project was undertaken to the installation of water purification system for the drinking needs of the students. The comp...

The Inter Unit Basketball Championship 2022 was held at Air Force Health Management Center Thummulla from 24 September 2022 to 30 September 2022. The Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Air Force Air Vice Marshal RAUP Rajapaksa graced the finals and Awarding Ceremony as the Chief Guest. The overall Women’s Championship was clinched by SLAF Academy China Bay whilst SLAF Trade Training School Ek...

The Inter Unit Hockey Championship 2022 was concluded at SLAF Trade Training School Ekala yesterday (28 September 2022). The final session and Awards Ceremony were held at the same venue with the graceful presence by The Director Aeronautical Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Prasanna Ranasinghe as the Chief Guest.SLAF Station Colombo claimed the Championship of the Men's 11 A Side category ...

The SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit organized a charity programme of distributing essential dry ration packs for deserving civilian employees who are working in SLAF Headquarters and Station Colombo under the patronage of Chairperson SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana at the Rifle Green Grounds in Colombo today (28th September 2022).   The Air Secretary Group Captain Anuruddha W...

Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, paid a courtesy call on the acting Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon at the State Ministry of Defence situated at the Disaster Management Centre premises today ( 28 September 2022).Following cordial discussions, a memento was presented by the Commander of the Air Force to denote the occasion....

The Inter Unit Rugby Championship - 2022 was held at Rugby Ground SLAF Base Ratmalana Yesterday (27 September 2022). The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the graceful presence of Director Ground Operations of SLAF, Air Vice Marshal GGWTK Gunawardena as the Chief Guest. The tournament conducted in to two segments and 05 Women’s teams and 17 Men’s teams competed at t...

The prestigious United Nations Peacekeepers Medal Awarding Parade for Sri Lanka Air Force 7th Aviation Contingent deployed at Bria in Central African Republic was glamorously held on 21st September 2022. Brigadier General Syed Mohammad Shaheed Rahman, the Sector East Commander of the United Nations Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA), took the salute during the ceremony as the ...

The Defence Services Hockey Team emerged victorious with the triumph over the Mercantile Hockey Association team during the finals in the 59th Senior Hockey National Championship 2022 today (25 September 2022) at Astro Hockey Turf, Colombo 07.17 Hockey Teams strived in the tournament and Defence Services Hockey Team earned the spot by defeating the Colombo Hockey Team in a diligently con...

The Inter Unit Carrom Championship - 2022 was held at SLAF Health Management Centre yesterday (23 September 2022). The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the graceful presence by Director Welfare of SLAF, Air Vice Marshal Hemantha Soysa as the Chief Guest.The tournament conducted in to two segments and 10 women’s teams and 19 men’s teams competed at the Championship....

The No 7 Helicopter Squadron located at SLAF Base Hingurakgoda, which asserts of a glamorous history from 1994 to date rendering 28 years of dedicated service to the nation, celebrated its 28th Anniversary today (23 September 2022). The Squadron was initially established as the No 401 Squadron on 23 September 1994 with Bell 212s and Bell 206s and later was re-designated as the No 7 Squad...

The Inter Unit Squash Championship - 2022 was held at SLAF Base Ratmalana Squash Complex yesterday (22 September 2022). The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the graceful presence by Director Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Arosha Vithana as the Chief Guest.Technical Formation team of SLAF Base Ratmalana titled as Champions for the year 2...

The finals of Inter Unit Netball Championship 2022 was held yesterday (21 September 2022) at SLAF Health Management Center, Colombo. The Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs Charmini Pathirana graced the finals and awarding ceremony as the chief guest. Chairperson SLAF Netball Pool, Air Commodore Sureka Dias, Base Commander SLAF Base Katunayake, Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera...

Command Flight Safety Inspectorate has conducted a Crew Resource Management Training Programme with the intention of enhancing awareness and knowledge of Crew Resource Management of the aircrew members who have been nominated to deploy in the 8th United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central Africa in next year.The Command Flight Safety Inspector – Flying,...

The Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Russia in Sri Lanka, Colonel Aleksei A. Bondarev paid his maiden call on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana at Air Force Headquarters today (21 September 2022).After a discussion on matters of mutual interest, the Commander of the Air Force and the visiting dignitaries exchanged mementos to mark the occasion....

Air Vice Marshal Janaka Amerasinghe RSP, USP, MDS, MHRM, MSSD, BSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, ndc (Ban), psc bid adieu to the Sri Lanka Air Force today (20 September 2022) after more than  36 years of dedicated service to the nation. At the time of his retirement, he held the appointment of Director Ground Operations of the Sri Lanka Air Force.Air Vice Marshal Amerasinghe made an official fa...

As a concept followed by the SLAF which undertakes with the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana to curtail the excessive expenditure borne by the Government for printing the service-related various kinds of SLAF forms and training pamphlets, SLAF purchased a Digital Offset Printing Machine to the SLAF Printing Section at Trade Training School Ekal...

SLAF emerged victorious with the triumph over the Sri Lanka Army in the final of the Japan-Sri Lanka Friendship National Baseball Championship yesterday (17 September 2022) at International Baseball Grounds, Diyagama.The tournament was organized to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Japan and Sri Lanka’s diplomatic ties and the 10th Anniversary of the Japan-Sri Lanka Friendship Baseba...

The Inter Unit Golf Championship - 2022 was held at Eagles’ Catalina Golf Course Koggala today (16 September 2022). The awarding ceremony took place at the same venue with the graceful presence by Chief of Staff, Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa as the Chief Guest.SLAF Academy China Bay titled the overall Championship and SLAF Base Katunayake clinched the First Runners Up whilst the SL...

The 120th Airlift Wing of Air National Guard, Great Fall, Montana USA conducted a Mobile Training Team (MTT) event from 08 to 12 September 2022 with a participation of 06 Officers and 09 Airmen of SLAF representing different fields of involvement in airfield ground operations. The course was conducted as a part of the USA and Sri Lanka State Partnership Programme and the five-day program...

The newly introduced National Defence College insignia which recognizes the Senior Military and Police members who have successfully completed the National Defence Course locally or overseas was conferred to the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana by Commandant National Defence College, Major General Amal Karunasekara today (16th  September 2022) at Air Forc...