The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa engaged in bilateral discussions with the Vice Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Takuto OGASWARA in Japan on 06 May 2024 on the occasion of the Air and Space Power Conference 2024 hosted in Australia.

The Commander and the Vice Chief of Staff discussed matters of mutual interest, particularly augmenting defence cooperation and enriching training opportunities, with a specific emphasis on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR). Subsequently, mementos were exchanged between the Commander and the Vice Chief of Staff to mark the occasion.