The ‘Standard’ is the paramount accolade a military establishment could receive in its life span. For the first time in the SLAF history, the ‘Standards’ were presented to 21 establishments and formations that have been in existence over 15 years and are engaged in operational and supporting duties either within or outside of an operational area. Standards are presented to the fi...

The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of No. 171 Intake Fire Fighter Basic Trade Training Course 01/2022 was held at the Fire School and Fire Tender Maintenance Squadron of Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake, yesterday (20 April 2023). The Chief Fire Officer, Group Captain WKASW Vithana, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.The course was conducted through a well-formed syllabus over a sc...

The Sri Lanka Air Force actively contributed to the initiative named "Nekathata Pelayak" a National Tree Planting Drive held today (20 April 2023) under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana.The event was executed under the supervision of the Command Agro Officer, Air Commodore Erandika Gunawardena, and undertook the planting of Rambutan and Man...

Brigadier General Titus Simon, the Defence Attaché, resident at the High Commission of the Republic of Namibia in New Delhi, paid a farewell call on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, at Air Force Headquarters today (19 April 2023).The outgoing Defence Attaché expressed his gratitude to the Commander for all the cooperation extended during his tenure. Mea...

SLAF Station Sigiriya celebrated its 38th Anniversary today (19 April 2023). The day's celebrations commenced with the customary working parade and the address to all officers, airmen and civil staff of the Station by the Commanding Officer, Group Captain HMC Herath.In line with the anniversary celebrations, a Shramadana Campaign was conducted at Sri Jinarathana Child Care Center, Dambul...

The ‘Nuwara Eliya Lake Cross - 2023’, held yesterday (16 April 2023) in Nuwara Eliya Hill Climb Motor Track, enabled SLAF Riders to perform and achieve victories by vying against the contestants who participated for the Championship. SLAF rider apprentice DMD Kalhara clinched the championship and was the first runner-up in the Racing 125cc and 250cc events, respectively. More...

The Sri Lanka Air Force held the annual "Aurudu Udanaya" and "Aurudu Pola", showcasing a rich exhibition of traditional Sri Lankan culture as part of the SLAF’s Sinhala & Hindu New Year Celebrations Programme. The festivities, which were organized by the Directorate of Welfare in collaboration with the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit and SLAF Base Katunayake, took place at the Sports Ground...

The Non-Commissioned Officers' Management School at SLAF Academy China Bay conducted the Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the No. 19 English Medium and No. 90 Sinhala Medium Non-Commissioned Officers' Management Courses today (11 April 2023) under the guidance of the Commandant SLAF Academy China Bay, Air Commodore SDGM Silva. The Deputy Director of Logistics in the Directorate of Logist...

The tenth iteration of the annual "Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise - 2023" (SLINEX-23), hosted by the Sri Lanka Navy, concluded successfully yesterday (08 March 2023) off the western seas. The final day exercises of SLINEX-23, held in the seas off Colombo for the sixth consecutive day.As per the guidance by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, Pilots, Air Traf...

A comprehensive real-time Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise was conducted at high altitudes from 01 April 2023 to 07 April 2023 by Regiment Special Forces (RSF) personnel of the No. 4 Search and Rescue Training course. The exercises were conducted by the Regiment Special Forces Training School at SLAF Station Morawewa in the general areas of Boralanda, Ohiya, Horton Plains, Worl...

The  21st National Archery Championship 2023 which was organized by Sri Lanka Archery Association held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama on 06 April 2023. The SLAF Women’s Team emerged as the top in the 70m Recurve Team event. Summary of resultsRecurve 70m Women’s Individual Silver MedalistCorporal Udayangani UANRecurve 70m Women’s Individual Bronze MedalistLeading Ai...

The Graduation Ceremony of the No 72 Junior Command and Staff Course was held today (07 April 2023) at the Junior Command and Staff College Auditorium at the SLAF Academy China Bay. The Director General General Engineering, Air Vice Marshal KGDN Jayasinghe graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest.The ceremony marked the end of a 14-week long course attended by a total of 27 Officers out of...

The Seva Vanitha Photo Booth and the Juice Bar were declared open by the Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana, today (06th April 2023) at the Sri Lanka Air Force Museum in Ratmalana.This project was conceptualized with the aim of providing visitors with memorable and affordable souvenirs while enhancing the demand and significance of this establishment.The S...

The partially constructed house of Corporal Pathiranage J (deceased), who died on 24 December 2022  was fully renovated and completed under the patronage of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit and handed over to the spouse of the deceased Airman. The house warming ceremony held today (06 April 2023) at Sri Saddathissa Mawatha, Kindelpitiya, with the participation of the Chairperson...

The Change of Command in No. 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron at SLAF Base Himgurakgoda was held on 03 April 2023. Wing Commander VRS Vidanapathirana RSP and Bar, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Def Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc who was overlooking the duties of the Commanding Officer, handed over the Command to Wing Commander RMAU Ratnayake RWP, RSP, USP, BSc (Def Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc....

The SLAF Station Morawewa conducted the annual "Kiri Ahara Pooja" to the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi premises yesterday (05 April 2023) by using harvested paddy in the 'Maha' season. The event is part of the traditional ceremony of this station after the successful completion of all paddy cultivation activities. The programme was conducted under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Fo...

The 12th Defence Services Triathlon Championship 2023 was held on 04 April 2023 at the SL Navy - Walagamba, Thiriyaya camp premises. The awards ceremony was held at the same venue. Commander of the Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral HGUD Kumara, graced the occasion as the chief guest.The championship featured three events, namely swimming (750 m), cycling (20 km), and finally running (5 km...

The "Aircrew Water and Jungle Survival Training Course No. 01-2023" was successfully conducted at SLAF Station Ampara from 17th to 29th 2023, with the participation of 21 aircrew members, including 09 Pilots, 01 Navigator, 03 Flight Engineers, 02 Loadmasters, 03 Air Gunners, 02 Cabin crew and 01 Air Intelligence observer. Furthermore, two foreign officers, Major Leonard Zulu and Captain ...

The 126th birth anniversary of General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala (Companion of Honour, Knight of the British Empire, Doctor of Law), the third Prime Minister of Independent Sri Lanka and the patron of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, was commemorated yesterday (04 April 2023).The ceremony was held at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University with the participation of...

Air Vice Marshal Jude Perera USP, BSc (Def Stu) Elec & Eltc Eng bid adieu to the Sri Lanka Air Force today (04 April 2023) after more than 33 years of dedicated service to the nation. At the time of his retirement, he held the appointment of Director General of Electronics and Information Technology Engineering of the Sri Lanka Air Force, which he was overseeing.Air Vice Marshal Pere...

The Change of Command at SLAF Station Mirigama was held yesterday (03 April 2023) and the traditional handing over/taking over parade took place at Station Parade Square. The Acting Commanding Officer, Group Captain DSC Fernando RSP and two bars, USP, Pg Dip (LRHRM) handed over the command to Group Captain VS Jayakody WWV, RWP and bar, RSP and bar, USP, MSc (Def & Strat stu), Pg Dip ...