Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The Change of Command ceremony at No.9 Attack Helicopter Squadron SLAF Base Hingurakgoda, was held on 07 October 2026. The formal Handing over/ Taking over parade was conducted at the Squadron premises, during which the outgoing Commanding Officer, Group Captain MGH De Silva RWP and Bar, RSP and two Bars, Pg Dip (Def Mgt), psc formally handed over the command and responsibilities of the Squadron to Wing Command...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Netball Pool emerged Champions at the International Netball Series 2026, held on 07 October 2026 at the Welisara Navy Indoor Stadium, featuring the visiting Australia Wood's Netball Team. Displaying exceptional skill, teamwork and determination throughout the competition, the SLAF Netball Pool secured the Championship title, while the Sri Lanka Navy finished as Runners-up and the...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: In the lead-up to the upcoming Remembrance Day commemorations, the Chairman of the Poppy Committee of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen's Association (SLESA), Major General Mahinda Mudalige (Retd), officially pinned a poppy flower on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, during a ceremony held at Air Force Headquarters on 07 October 2026. The annual Poppy Campaign serves as a solem...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: The Regiment Special Forces Training School (RSFTS) at SLAF Station Morawewa successfully conducted the No. 72 Quick Reaction Team Training Course from 07 September 2026 to 06 October 2026. The course comprised with 31 Ops Grd personnel, including one Officer from the Sri Lanka Air Force and two foreign Officers from the Bangladesh Air Force. The Regiment Special Forces Training School is the prime training ins...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release: A five-member delegation from the Myanmar Air Force (MAF), currently visiting Sri Lanka for the Myanmar-Sri Lanka Air Force Air Staff Talks and Senior Officers' Exchange Visit Programme, called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, today (07 October 2026) at Air Force Headquarters. The visiting delegation was headed by Air Command Commander of Southern Air Command Brigadie...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) visited the USS Tulsa (LCS 16) at the Colombo Harbour today (07 October). The U.S. Navy ship arrived at the Colombo Harbour today on a goodwill and replenishment visit. Upon arrival, the Defence Secretary was received by the Commanding Officer of USS Tulsa and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, Mr David M...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), led by Regional Representative for South Asia Mr Kristian Holge, met the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence today (06 October). The discussion focused on Sri Lanka's present requirements and areas in which further UNODC assistance could provide the greatest benef...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The newly appointed Director of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), Major General AKCS de Silva, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), today (06 October). During the cordial meeting, the Deputy Minister and the NCC Director exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, with particular attention to the role of the National Cadet Corps i...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Air Chief Marshal Kolitha A. Gunathilake (Retd.) as the new Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. The letter of appointment was presented to Air Chief Marshal Kolitha A. Gunathilake (Retd.) by Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (05). Air Chief Marsh...
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), convened a Development Partners' Briefing on "Emerging Cyber Scam Operations in Sri Lanka and Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality" in Colombo on 6 October 2026. The briefing brought together senior government officials, representatives of diplomatic ...