Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-24 23:19:31 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > ANNUAL COMMANDER'S INSPECTION AT SLAF BASE KATUNAYAKE The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, concluded the Commander's Inspection of SLAF Base Katunayake today (24 October 2026). The Commander reviewed the Commander's Inspection Parade commanded by the Base Commander of SLAF Base Katunayake, Air Vice Marshal Amitha Jayamaha and during...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-24 22:20:27 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > SLAF WOMEN CROWNED SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE DEFENCE SERVICES HANDBALL TITLE The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Women's Handball Team continued its remarkable dominance in Defence Services sports by clinching the title at the Defence Services Handball Championship 2026, held at the Indoor Stadium, Army Cantonment, Panagoda, on 23 October 2026. Since the introduction o...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-23 23:54:24 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > SLAF STATION KOGGALA PROUDLY CELEBRATES ITS 42ND ANNIVERSARY SLAF Station Koggala marked its 42nd anniversary on 19 October 2026 with a series of commemorative events held under the patronage of the Commanding Officer, Group Captain Mangala Seneviratne USP,MSc (Def & Strat Stu), Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc. The Anniversary programme commenced with the customary Wo...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-23 23:42:18 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > THE 2ND FLIGHT SAFETY WORKSHOP FOR NCOS FOR THE YEAR 2026 The 23rd consecutive Flight Safety Workshop for Non Commissioned Officers and the 2nd batch for the year 2026 was successfully concluded at the No.61 flight Lecture Hall, SLAF Base Ratmalana. The workshop was conducted from 19 October 2026 to 23 October 2026 with 30 NCOs representing all Directorates p...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), and the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), attended the reception marking the National Day of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, held at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo on 22 October (2026). The event also marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-23 14:39:57 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > SECOND SESSION OF THE MOTIVATION DRIVE FOR SLAF SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN - 2026 The second session of the motivational drive for Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) sportsmen and sportswomen representing Cycling, Judo, Kabaddi and Table Tennis was held on 22 October 2026 at SLAF Headquarters, Sri Jayewardenepura, under the guidance of the President of the Air Force S...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-23 14:02:33 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS CEREMONY MARKS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SRI LANKA AIR FORCE AT THE TEMPLE OF THE SACRED TOOTH RELIC A Buddhist religious ceremony organised to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) was held at the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in Kandy on 22 and 23 October 2026, with the participation of the...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: 2026-10-23 12:12:36 By SLAF Media 8 Comments -- > SRI AVIATION UNIT IN MINUSCA BRINGS TALENTS TO THE SPOTLIGHT IN "TUSKERS TALENT SHOW" The Sri Aviation Unit, deployed under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), successfully organised the "Tuskers Talent Show" on 16 October 2026. The event provided a vibrant platform for service person...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), chaired a meeting on the future institutional structure, role and development plans of the Centre for Defence Research and Development (CDRD) at his office in Colombo on Monday (19 Oct). The meeting focused on strengthening defence research and development to meet national security requirements, coordinating research ...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A discussion on introducing passenger drone technology, also known as electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to Sri Lanka was held at the Ministry of Defence today (22 October). The technology is expected to enhance the efficiency of urban air mobility, tourism and logistics in line with advancements in modern aviation. The discussion, chaired by the Defence Secretary, ...