The prestigious Colombo Air Symposium (CAS) is a foundation event for the Sri Lanka Air Force, enriching dialogue and innovation in the field of aviation. This year's edition, themed "Transforming Air and Space Power for a Resilient Tomorrow: Prospects for Air Forces of Indian Ocean RIM," is intended to be an extraordinary gathering.Scheduled for 17 and 18 October this year at the Bandar...

The second and final day's sessions of the 'Colombo Air Symposium - 2023' began this morning (10 October 2023) at the Eagles Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya, Ratmalana.The Symposium which was held under the theme ‘Fostering shared air interests in the IOR: Geopolitical Cooperation, Complexities and Compulsions’ commenced for the second day with the arrival of the gue...

The Colombo Air Symposium-2023 (CAS), an annual International Academic Forum organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), was commenced for the sixth time after a three-year hiatus. Scheduled for two days at the Eagle’s Lakeside Banquet and Convention Hall, attended by intellectuals, diplomats, military leaders, policymakers, and technological experts.Under the direct guidance and supe...

The second and final day's sessions of the 'Colombo Air Symposium - 2019' began this morning at the Eagles Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya, Ratmalana.The Symposium which was held under the theme ‘A Small Air Force: Way Forward in Achieving Future Vision’ commenced for the second day with the arrival of the Chief Guest for the day, the Commander of the Air Force, Air ...

The 5th consecutive edition of the Colombo Air Symposium commenced this morning (24 October 2019) at the Eagles’ Lakeside Banquet and Convention Hall at Attidiya, Ratmalana. The days proceedings commenced with the arrival of the Chief Guest, State Minister of Defence, Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene. The Symposium was attended by the Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force Roshan Goonetileke, the Se...

A Press Conference chaired by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sumangala Dias, on the Colombo Air Symposium 2019 was held today (22 October 2019) at the Air Force Headquarters Auditorium.This, the fifth installment of the Colombo Air Symposium, will focus on the theme “A Small Air Force: Way Forward in Achieving Future Vision”.  Over 40 Military leaders, technical exp...

The second day's sessions of the 'Colombo Air Symposium - 2018' began this morning at the Eagles Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Ratmalana. The Symposium which was held under the theme of ‘Air Strategy in Substantiating the Geo-Strategic Importance of Sri Lanka’ commenced the second day with a speech by Guest Speaker, the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Pacific...

The Colombo Air Symposium organised for the fourth consecutive year in 2018 by the Sri Lanka Air Force commenced today (18 October 2018) at the Eagles’ Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya, Ratmalana under the auspices of His Excellency the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena. The Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife an...

A Press Conference chaired by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy, on the Colombo Air Symposium 2018 organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force was held today (10 October 2018) at the Air Force Headquarters Auditorium. The Fourth installment of the Colombo Air Symposium, will focus on the theme “Air Strategy in Substantiating the Geo-Strategic Importance of Sri...

After the successful conclusion of the first day, the second day's sessions of the 3rd 'Colombo Air Symposium - 2017', began this morning at the Eagles Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall Attidiya on time following another breathtaking cultural display. The Symposium was held under the theme “Air Power in Addressing Asymmetric Threats.”The first day sessions saw 8 eminent local an...

Sri Lanka Air Force’s 3rd key annual international defence conference, 'The Colombo Air Symposium - 2017' began at the Eagles Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall this morning (12th Thursday,October 2017). The State Minister of Defence Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene, the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne PC Ambassadors of  Iran and Pakistan, Chief of Defenc...

The 'Colombo Air Symposium 2017', the prominent Air Force conference of the experts is all set to be launched at the Eagles’ Lakeside Banquet and Convention Hall, Attidiya, tomorrow, Thursday the 12th of October under the theme 'Air Power in Addressing Asymmetric Threats'. The two day international conference will conclude on13th October.The State Minister of Defence, Hon. Ruwan Wijeya...

A Press Conference chaired by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy, on the Colombo Air Symposium 2017 organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force was held today (10 October 2017) at the Air Force Headquarters Auditorium. The third instalment of the Colombo Air Symposium, will focus on the theme “Airpower in Addressing Asymmetric Threats”.  Military leaders...

The Colombo Air Symposium 2016, organized by the Sri Lanka Air Force was held on the 1st  and 2nd December 2016 at the Eagle’s Lakeside Banquet and Convention Hall, Aththidiya.  The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchi was the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at the Symposium which was attended by a broad cross section of military and civilian ac...