CANON METROPOLITAN DONATES NEW CAMERA TO SUPPORT SLAF OPERATIONS
Canon Metropolitan donated a new Canon Mirrorless camera free of charge to the SLAF at Air Force Headquarters today (15 December 2025), in support of Air operations.
The donation follows relief operations conducted in response to Cyclone Ditwah, during which a SLAF Bell 212 helicopter was compelled to carry out an emergency landing in the Lunuwila area. As a result of the incident, the Canon Mirrorless camera being used onboard the aircraft for operational purposes became inoperative.
Considering the operational requirement and in order to ensure the uninterrupted continuation of Air Force missions, Canon Metropolitan extended this timely assistance by donating a new Canon Mirrorless camera to the SLAF.
The donation constitutes a valuable contribution towards enhancing Air Force operational capability. The occasion was attended by the Chairman of Metropolitan Technologies, Mr. Dinesh Ambani, along with a group of officials, while the camera was received on behalf of the SLAF by the Director General General Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Indika Wickramasinghe, together with other Air Force representatives.
The donation follows relief operations conducted in response to Cyclone Ditwah, during which a SLAF Bell 212 helicopter was compelled to carry out an emergency landing in the Lunuwila area. As a result of the incident, the Canon Mirrorless camera being used onboard the aircraft for operational purposes became inoperative.
Considering the operational requirement and in order to ensure the uninterrupted continuation of Air Force missions, Canon Metropolitan extended this timely assistance by donating a new Canon Mirrorless camera to the SLAF.
The donation constitutes a valuable contribution towards enhancing Air Force operational capability. The occasion was attended by the Chairman of Metropolitan Technologies, Mr. Dinesh Ambani, along with a group of officials, while the camera was received on behalf of the SLAF by the Director General General Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Indika Wickramasinghe, together with other Air Force representatives.