The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, concluded the Commander’s Inspection of SLAF Base Katunayake yesterday (26 July 2025) after two days session.The Commander reviewed the Commander’s Inspection Parade commanded by the Base Commander of SLAF Base Katunayake, Air Commodore Asela Jayasekera and awarded Certificates of Commendation to three Warrant Officers, f...

The Inter Unit Handball Championship 2025 was held at Rifle Green Ground at SLAF Station Colombo from 22 July 2025 to 24 July 2025. The final matches and Awards Ceremony took place at the Air Force Health Management Centre, Thummulla, today (25 July 2025). The Director General Aeronautical Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Gihan Seneviratne, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.SLAF Trade ...

The Basketball Finals of the 13th Defence Services Games 2024/2025, organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, were successfully held today (24 July 2025) at the Commander Parakrama Samaraweera Memorial Indoor Sports Complex, Welisara and the tournament concluded with thrilling performances, highlighting the growing competitiveness and high standards of Basketball within the Tri-services.The SLAF ...

The Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) successfully concluded the highly anticipated Layton Cup Boxing Tournament 2025, held from 20 to 23 July 2025 at the Royal MAS Arena, Colombo 07.The SLAF Women's Boxing Team delivered an exceptional performance, emerging as the Layton Cup Champions with an impressive medal haul of five Gold and three Bronze medals. The SLAF Men's Boxing Team als...

A comprehensive two-day medical campaign was successfully conducted on the 19 and 20 July 2025 in the Lahugala area, delivering essential healthcare services to the local community. This initiative was organized through the collaborative efforts of the Chief Incumbent of Na Uyana Senasanaya, Venerable A. Ariyananda Thero, medical teams from General Hospital Ampara and General Hospital Ka...

The Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) of the SLAF successfully concluded a periodic meeting and awareness programme today (18 July 2025) in collaboration with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), as part of its annual programme under the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP). The event was well-attended by representatives from all IAU units a...

Demonstrating pride, discipline and teamwork, a contingent of Air Scouts from the Sri Lanka Air Force took part in the Galle Coroboree 2025, organized by the Galle District Scout Association. The event was held from 09 to 14 July 2025 at G/Hapugala Maha Vidyalaya.The contingent comprised 38 Air Scouts from SLAF Station Koggala and nine from SLAF Trade Training School Ekala, led by six de...

The Change of Command of SLAF Base Anuradhapura was held today (16 July 2025). The handing over/ taking over parade was conducted at the base parade ground where the outgoing Base Commander, Air Commodore PN Gunathilake WWV and Bar, RWP, RSP, USP, MMS (Mil Com), Msc (Strat stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), MIM (SL), AMITD (SL), fawc, psc, qfi. handed over the command to Air Commodore SAPT Piyarath...

The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, conducted the Commander’s Inspection of SLAF Base Anuradhapura today (11 July 2025). Upon his arrival, he was received by the Base Commander, Air Commodore Poojana Gunathilake.The Commander reviewed the Commander’s Inspection Parade, which was led by the Base Commander. During the parade, certificates of commendation were...

The “Skill Wings” vocational training program organized by Seva Vanitha Unit commenced in collaboration with “Forever Skin Natural (Private Limited)” today (11 July 2025) at Air Force Headquarters. The inaugural session was conducted by Head of Activations & Promotions of Forever Skin Natural (Private Limited), Mr. Buddhika Wickramage and Head of Operations Chalmway (Private ...

A comprehensive Mindfulness Workshop was successfully conducted recently at the SLAF Headquarters 'Horizon' hall. The workshop sessions were expertly facilitated by Dr. Nalin Jayasuriya and Dr. Kaushalya Perera, distinguished professionals in their respective fields. Dr. Nalin Jayasuriya, a renowned Management Trainer and Business consultant, brought his extensive expertise in human pote...

Air Vice Marshal Asitha Hettiarachchi was appointed as the Director General Electronics and Computer Engineering of the Sri Lanka Air Force, with effect from today (11 July 2025). The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Hettiarachchi at the Air Force Headquarters on 09 July 2025 and conveyed his b...

An educational and entertainment programme for preschool students and their parents was successfully held today (09 July 2025) at the Sri Lanka Air Force Museum, Ratmalana. This collaborative initiative was organized by the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Directorate of Welfare, Media Division and the electronic media partner for the event, Supreme Radio (Pvt) Ltd. The programme brought together...

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, paid an official visit to Air Force Headquarters and called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, today (09 July 2025) at Air Force Headquarters, Sri Jayewardenepura.Upon his arrival, the Navy Chief was warmly received by the Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Sri Jayewardenepura, Air Commodore Buddika Piy...

Regiment Special Forces (RSF) Wing at SLAF Station Morawewa celebrated 22nd anniversary yesterday (07 July 2025). The RSF Wing was established as an integral special unit of the SLAF Regiment and it takes up a wide variety of operations, including Air Base Defence and Rescue (ABDR) Operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR), Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations, Comba...

The Directorate of Logistics successfully conducted a four-day refresher training programme on ‘Safe Load Handling’ for 16 qualified Air Loadmasters of the SLAF. Held from 01 to 04 July 2025, the programme was organized under the direction of the Director General Logistics, Air Vice Marshal Gladvin Atapattu. Its primary objective was to update participants’ knowledge and enhance th...

Firefighters from the SLAF Station Palavi, in collaboration with the District Disaster Management Coordinating Unit, the Palavi Municipal Council Fire Brigade, SLNS Thambapanni of the Northwestern Naval Command, and the Sri Lanka Army’s 58th Infantry Division, conducted a joint operation to contain a fire at a garbage dump in the Puttalam area yesterday (05 July 2025)....

As part of the island-wide "Clean Sri Lanka" initiative, SLAF Station Katukurunda successfully conducted a clean-up, repair and repainting of frequently used public fixtures in the Kalutara area yesterday (04 July 2025).The programme, carried out under the guidance of the Commanding Officer of the Station, Group Captain Manjula Abeywickrama, covered six key locations, including technical...

The finals of the Inter Unit Netball Championship 2025 were held today (04 July 2025) at the SLAF Health Management Centre, Colombo. The Chairperson of the SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Krishanthi Edirisinghe, graced the finals and awards ceremony as the Chief Guest. Also present were the President of the Seva Vanitha Unit of Sri Jayewardenepura, Mrs. Muzeen Noor, Chairperson of the SLAF ...

The Air Defence Command and Control Centre (ADC&CC) at SLAF Station Mirigama commemorated its 19th anniversary recently. Established in 2006, the ADC&CC serves as the nerve centre of the National Air Defence Network, with the primary mandate of safeguarding national airspace.Since its inception, the ADC&CC has played a pivotal role in enhancing national security through its c...

Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo, paid an official visit to Air Force Headquarters and called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, today (04 July 2025) at Air Force Headquarters, Sri Jayewardenepura.Upon his arrival, the Army Chief was received by the Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Sri Jayewardenepura, Air Commodore Buddika Piyas...