Sri Lanka Air Force

SLAF Commander Meets His Chinese Counterpart

11:28am on Sunday 20th July 2014

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke met the Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army Air Force of the People's Republic of China, General Ma Xiaotian during a...

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Annual AOC’s Inspection of SLAF Unit Koggala and Station Katukurunda

12:25pm on Saturday 19th July 2014

The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke conducted the annual AOC’s Inspection of SLAF Unit Koggala and SLAF Station Katukurunda on 18th July 2014....

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Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visits Temple of the Sacred Tooth

10:34am on Saturday 19th July 2014

The Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, now in Sri Lanka, paid his obeisance to the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy this morning (18th July 2014). The delegation arrived in Kandy f...

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SLAF Bell 212 Helicopter Reaches 10,000 Flying Hours

12:43pm on Friday 18th July 2014

It has the singular honour of carrying the national colours, the symbol of pride of our nation, at the head of all ceremonial parades. The Bell 212, decked up in its jungle camouflage livery...

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Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visits SLAF Academy China Bay

10:09am on Friday 18th July 2014

The visiting Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visited the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay today(17 July 14). He was received by the Commandan...

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Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force Visits MOD & UD

10:52am on Thursday 17th July 2014

The visiting Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visited the IPKF War memorial Battaramulla, and later in the afternoon called on the Secretary ...

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Defence Service Karate Championship 2014

10:36am on Thursday 17th July 2014

Sri Lanka Air Force Men’s and Women’s Karate teams became runners up at the Defence Services Karate Championship 2014 concluded yesterday(15th July 2014) at Welisara Navy Indoor St...

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Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force Calls on the Commander

2:52pm on Wednesday 16th July 2014

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke, this morning (16th July 2014) at Air Fo...

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A high level delegation from Indian Air Force

4:22pm on Tuesday 15th July 2014

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force arrived in Sri Lanka today(15 July 2014). He was accompanied by his wife, Mrs Lily Raha. The Air C...

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Sri Lanka Air Force Athletes to Commonwealth Games 2014

5:23pm on Monday 14th July 2014

19 Air Force athletes qualified to represent the country at the 20th commonwealth games scheduled to be held at Glasgow, Scotland this month. These athletes have earned their placements on the mer...

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