Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Fire and Rescue personnel successfully participated in the Annual Fire Evacuation Drill conducted at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, today (20 August 2026) in collaboration with the Fire Service Department of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC). The exercise was conducted with the aim of enhancing emergency preparedness, strengthening inter-agency coordination and assessing t...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The Change of Command of SLAF Station Palaly was held on 19 August 2026. The traditional Handing Over/ Taking Over parade was conducted at the Station, where the outgoing Commanding Officer Group Captain DSS Seneviratne USP, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc handed over the command to Group Captain PR Herath RWP, RSP, USP, MSc (Def & Strat Stu), BSc (Def Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc Group Captain PR...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), paid an official visit to the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters at Defence Headquarters Complex (DHQC) on 18 August. Upon arrival, the Deputy Minister was received by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando. During the visit, the Commander of the Navy and senior naval officers briefed the Deputy Minister on ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Air Vice Marshal Padman De Costa USP ndc MBA in HRM MHRM was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, with effect from today (18 August 2026). The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Padman De Costa at the Air Force Headquarters today and conveyed his best wishes to the ne...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: Air Vice Marshal Padman De Costa USP ndc MBA in HRM MHRM was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, with effect from today (18 August 2026). The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Padman De Costa at the Air Force Headquarters today and conveyed his best wishes to the newly appointed Deputy C...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The outgoing ambassador of Egypt to Sri Lanka, H.E. Adel Ibrahim, paid a farewell call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence today (17 August). During the meeting, the Defence Secretary expressed appreciation for Ambassador Ibrahim's valuable contribution towards further strengthening the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) chaired a series of Public Day programmes held in Galle, Matara and Tangalle over the weekend, providing members of the public, serving military personnel, veterans and their families with an opportunity to present their concerns and seek assistance in resolving matters related to their welfare. Two Public Day programmes we...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: President instructs establishment of a single national centre by integrating all research and development centres of the defence sector President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pointed out that the expected objectives could be achieved more efficiently and effectively by integrating all research and development centres currently operated by the Army, Air Force and Navy and establishing a s...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) chaired a meeting with representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) and Disaster Management officials today (17 August) at the Ministry of Defence on the proposed Anticipatory Action, Emergency Preparedness and Response Project. The meeting focused on strengthening Sri Lanka's emergency preparedness, resilience and re...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 16 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The Aeronautical Engineering Support Wing (ASW) celebrated its 17th Anniversary on 14th August 2026. The ASW was Established in 2009 at SLAF Base Ratmalana as a unique engineering formation in the SLAF with the primary vision of providing both Aeronautical and General Engineering service support to maintain the operational readiness of the SLAF aircraft fleet. While assisting all flying formations in their Ae...