The 11th Sri Lanka Aviation Contingent deployed in the Central African Republic commemorated the 78th Independence Day of Sri Lanka yesterday (04 February 2026) with due pride and dignity.

The Defence Attaché of the Embassy of Italy to Sri Lanka, Captain (Navy) Armando Paolo SIMI called on the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera at Air Force Headquarters today (05 February 2026), on behalf of the Commander of the Air Force.

The Defence, Air and Naval Attaché of the Embassy of Ukraine in New Delhi and accredited to Sri Lanka, Colonel Volodymyr Bakai, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera, at Air Force Headquarters today (05 February 2026), on behalf of the Commander of the Air Force.