Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake celebrated its 70th Anniversary on 01st September 2021. SLAF Base Katunayake was initially established by the Royal Air Force in 1940 to serve as a transit base. After Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, Katunayake Base was re-opened as a flying wing with 4 Chipmunk aircraft on 01st September 1951. The first Commanding Officer of this Base was Squad...

The “Cradle of Military Aviators” in Sri Lanka, the No 1 Flying Training Wing completed its 70th year of proud service to the nation yesterday (01st of September 2021). The inception of the prestigious and premier flying school of the Royal Ceylon Air Force took place on the 01st of September 1951 as where it was initially established as the “Flying Wing” at the then Royal Ceylon...

The Non-Commissioned Officers’ Management School at SLAF Academy China bay proudly commemorated its 21st anniversary yesterday (01 September 2021) under the patronage of the Commanding Officer, Wing Commander MTM Safrask. The NCO Management School is a prominent training formation which imparts valuable knowledge on NCO’s in the areas of Management, Leadership, Administration, Commun...

The Change of Command Parade of the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Wing at SLAF Base Ratmalana was held today (01 September 2021) at the Wing Premises. The new Commanding Officer, Group Captain KRP Ekanayake USP, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), Pg Dip (HR), psc took over command from the outgoing Commanding Officer, Air Commodore MJR Perera USP, BSc (Def Stu). Group Captain Eka...

The Sri Lanka Air Force handed over two (02) Heated Humidified Oxygen Therapy Units (HHOT) to the Teaching Hospital at Karapitiya and to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases at IDH Angoda today (31 August 2021). The handing over was done by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. Consultant Gastro-Intestinal Surgeon at the Teaching Hospital in Karapitiy...

The Sri Lanka Air Force handed over a Heated Humidified Oxygen Therapy Unit (HHOT) to Ranaviru Upahara Base Hospital in Galgamuwa today (28 August 2021). The handing over was done by the Acting Base Commander and Officer Commanding Personnel Services of SLAF Base Anuradhapura, Group Captain N Sapugastenna. The Consultant Physician, Dr. Anuranga Senanayake accepted the vital equipment on ...

Fire School & Fire Tender Maintenance Squadron (FS&FTMS) at SLAF Base Katunayake celebrated its' 5th anniversary yesterday (27 August 2021). The FS & FTMS is the prime training institution of the SLAF which conducts fire fighter training courses for Officers, Officer Cadets and Other Ranks. As of now, this school possesses fully fledged classroom facilities and mock training ...

The fall out Parade of the No. 66 Intake Officer Cadets and No. 18 Intake Lady Officer Cadets Basic Ground Combat Courses, No. 170 Regular Airmen, No. 40 Regular Airwomen and No. 37 Direct Entry Recruit Courses was held at the SLAF Combat Training School at Diyatalawa yesterday (25 August 2021). The parade was commanded by Wing Commander Nirosha Senadheera, the Officer Commanding Trainin...

Jungle and water survival training course for Air Crew members re-commenced after a lapse of 02 years at the Regimental Training Centre of SLAF Station Ampara. This training programme has been designed to give first-hand experience for Air Crew members to face any eventualities during a disaster. This 03 week training programme includes swimming, water crossing, map reading, su...

The Sri Lanka Air Force handed over a Heated Humidified Oxygen Therapy Unit (HHOT) to District General Hospital in Kalutara yesterday (23 August 2021). The handing over was done by the Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Katukurunda, Air Commodore BAMP Balasuriya. The Director of District General Hospital at Kalutara, Dr. Pradeep Rathnasekara accepted the vital equipment on behalf of heal...

The 2nd leg of the Air Force Commander’s Cup Friendly Rugby Tournament kicked off today (22 August 2021) at the Air Force Rugby Grounds at Ratmalana. The Sri Lanka Air Force and CH & FC came together after many months of planning to conduct a friendly encounter which was needed very much to revive the game of Rugby in Sri Lanka after a lapse of almost 2 years due to the pandemic. T...

The SLAF Base Hingurakgoda conducted a blood donation campaign yesterday (20 August 2021) at the Base premises. The campaign was conducted in collaboration with the Blood Bank of the District General Hospital in Polonnaruwa under the guidance of the Base Commander, Group Captain KAPS Kuruwita.The intention of this campaign was to donate blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service in ...

The Change of Command Parade of the No 1 Information Technology Wing at SLAF Base Ratmalana was held yesterday (18 August 2021) at the Wing Premises. The new Commanding Officer, Wing Commander API Sampath Kumara Pg Dip (Def Mgt) took over the command from Outgoing Commanding Officer, Wing Commander KDC Krishantha BSc (IT) as the 4th Commanding Officer of the Wing. Wing Commander Sampath ...

The change of command of the Research and Development Wing at SLAF Katunayake took place on 15 August 2021 where the traditional Handing Over/ Taking Over Parade was conducted at the Wing Premises. The Outgoing Commanding Officer, Group Captain AKKR Abeysinghe BSc (Def Stu), psc handed over command to Group Captain MPPC Perera MSc (Mgt).Group Captain MPPC Perera previously held the appoi...

The 1st leg of the Air Force Commander’s Cup Friendly Rugby Tournament kicked off today (13 August 2021) at Air Force Rugby Grounds at Ratmalana under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa which was also attended by the Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa as well. This tournament which was organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force was conducted under the guidance of ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, reactivated four (4) Vaccination Centre’s yesterday (08 August 2021) in order to administer the second dose of the Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine.In line with this, the following Vaccination Centre’s conducted the inoculation of the general public with their second dose.- &...

A house constructed by the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit was handed over to Warrant Officer WME Nayanappriya. The House Warming Ceremony was held at Kendaliyaddapaluwa, Ganemulla on today (09 August 2021) under the patronage of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana who graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest. The house was constructed under guidance of the Chairperson ...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana declared a newly renovated Hangar Complex for the UAV Research Development Project located at SLAF Station Katukurunda today (05 August 2021). The Commander was received on his arrival by Wing Commander Jayanath De Silva, the Officer Commanding UAV Research and Development at Katukurunda. The Commander was accorded a ceremo...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana conducted the Commander's Inspection of Sri Lanka Air Force Station Koggala today (05 August 2021). The Commander was received by the Commanding Officer, Group Captain RMT Rajapaksha where the Commander was accorded a Street Line.During the course of the inspection, the Commander visited all areas of the Station including t...

The SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit conducted a blood donation campaign yesterday (04 August 2021) at the Sports Arena of SLAF Base Katunayake in collaboration with the National Transfusion Service. The campaign was conducted under the guidance of the Chairperson of SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Charmini Pathirana and with the assistance of Southern Air Commander and Base Commander of SLAF Base Ka...

The change of command of the No 01 Air Defence Radar Squadron at SLAF Base Katunayake took place yesterday (04 August 2021) where the traditional Handing Over/ Taking Over Parade was conducted at the Squadron Premises. The Acting Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader PGVCP Nandasena handed over command to Group Captain DNS Halahakoon USP, MSc (Det & Stat Stu), Pg (Def Mgt), Pg Dip (IR)...