Intensified Reconnaissance at the IMBL
3:18pm on Thursday 27th August 2020
On the directives of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sumangala Dias, intensified reconnaissance missions are being carried out at the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) to monitor illegal drug trafficking operations and illegal migration through sea routes due to the increased COVID-19 pandemic situation in South East Asia. Accordingly, SLAF conducts a considerable amount of intensified reconnaissance missions per week which are carried out during day time and also during night time.
For these missions, the SLAF unitizes aerial platforms such as Y-12, Beach King aircraft from the No 8 Light Transport Squadron and No 3 Maritime Squadron respectively and also Bell 212 Helicopters from the No 7 Helicopter Squadron. In addition to these missions, additional reconnaissance missions are also carried out by the SLAF on requests made by SL Navy and other stakeholders with respect to the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) of Sri Lanka.
