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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 Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or as an honorary rank; Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke was the only Sri Lankan ...
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 Sudarshana Pathirana. 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.
Sri Lanka Air Force [1. Marshal of the Air Force: ... Air commodore: Group captain: Wing commander: Squadron leader: Flight lieutenant: Flying officer: Pilot officer
Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia; Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia; A. ... Wing commander This page was last edited on 21 March 2013, at 01:06 (UTC). Text ...
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Air Marshal R. A. Udeni P. Rajapaksa RSP & two Bars, VSV, USP is a senior Sri Lanka Air Force officer and pilot currently serving as Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force since June 2023. Previously, he served as Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force , Director Air Operations, Base Commander SLAF Katunayake and Commandant of the Air Force ...
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).
Sri Lanka: Service / branch: Sri Lanka Air Force: Years of service: 1985 - 2023: Rank: Air Chief Marshal: Commands: 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 ...