No. 11 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron was initially established in year 1996 as No11 UAV flight, acquiring Israeli built ‘Super Scout’ UAVs to gather air intelligence for SLAF. Subsequently more advanced ‘Searcher MK II’ UAVs from Israel were added to the fleet. On 1st June 2008 the formation was remodeled as No 111 UAV Squadron to cater the demanding operational requirements. ...

The prestigious President's award, the highest award given to any boy scout in Sri Lanka, was awarded by Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonatilleke to senior Air Scout P Supun Lakmal Silva and W Shashika Meheran Fernando of the Air Scout Group at Air Force Head Quarters on 12 January 2010. Group Scout Leader of Air Scouts, Wing Commander Udula Wijesinghe, Officer In charge Squadron Le...