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The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force acts as a deputy commander within the command structure.
Goonetileke was promoted to the honorary rank of Marshal of the Air Force by President Maithripala Sirisena on 19 September 2019 for his service as the Commander of the Air Force during the final stage of the Sri Lankan Civil War. [7] It is the highest rank in the Sri Lanka Air Force.
Air Chief Marshal R. A. Udeni P. Rajapaksa RSP & two Bars, VSV, USP is a retired Sri Lanka Air Force officer who served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force from June 2023 to January 2025. [1] Previously, he served as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force , Director Air Operations, Base Commander SLAF Katunayake and Commandant of the ...
The Sri Lanka Air Defence Command, based at SLAF Katunayake, is the SLAF command responsible for co-ordination of air and ground units to maintain integrated national air defence. [ 77 ] [ 78 ] National Air Defence System's main radar station situated at the Pidurutalagala tallest mountain in Sri Lanka, at 2,524 m (8,281 ft).
18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Chief of Staff Commandant Air Force Academy China Bay Base Commander SLAF Base Katunayake Base Commander SLAF Base Ratmalana No 5 Fighter Squadron No 10 Fighter Squadron No 12 Fighter Squadron: Battles / wars: Sri Lankan Civil War: Awards: Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (twice) Rana Wickrama Padakkama (twice)
Air Vice Marshal Sampath Wickremeratne is the incumbent Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force. [1] Prior to this appointment, he served as Director General Air Operations for the Sri Lanka Air Force. [2] He served as Minister (Defence) at Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC, USA while he was Air Commodore. [3]
Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and other ranks. Sri Lanka does have an Air Chief Marshal rank, but it is only awarded to the Commander of the Air Force on the day of his retirement; Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke was the only Sri ...
New Sri Lanka Air Force Chief takes over command; Jayampathy new SLAF Chief; Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathi is the Air Force Commander! "Air Force Commander pays tribute to Monath Perera". Sri Lanka Airforce. 3 March 2011 "Odds & Ends". Sunday Times. 20 May 2007 "A Sri-Lankan Pilot Killed When Two Kfirs Collide in Mid-Air". Defence Update. 2011