President pays final respects to late Group Captain Nirmal Siyambalapitiya
2025-12-04
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his final respect to the late Group Captain Nirmal Siyambalapitiya, who died while engaging inContinue Reading
Fallen Air Force pilot posthumously promoted to Group Captain
2025-12-02
Wing Commander Nirmal Siyambalapitiya, the commanding pilot of the Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter, which met with anContinue Reading
Air Force rescues man trapped on coconut tree (Video)
2025-11-28
A group of persons who had been trapped following flooding in Anuradhapura and in Polonnaruwa have been rescued by theContinue Reading
Air Force rescues three trapped due to Mahawa floods (Video)
2025-11-27
Three people who had been trapped on the upper floor of a two‑storey house in Mahawa Ella this afternoon, followingContinue Reading
SLAF airlifts A/L answer scripts from Delft Island due to bad weather
2025-11-26
The Sri Lanka Air Force has carried out the retrieval of the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination answer scripts fromContinue Reading
Kite season : Air Force warns public of dangers to aircraft operations
2025-08-28
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has warned the public of potential dangers to aircraft operations due to kite flying.Continue Reading
Over 3,500 military personnel arrested for desertion
2025-08-05
The Ministry of Defence reports that more than 3,500 members of the Sri Lankan armed forces have been taken intoContinue Reading
Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into school in Dhaka
2025-07-21
At least 19 people have died and more than 100 are injured after a Bangladeshi air force training aircraft crashedContinue Reading
Anuradhapura granted International Airport status for a Day
2025-04-07
Sri Lanka temporarily designated the Air Force base in Anuradhapura as an international airport on Sunday to facilitate IndianContinue Reading
Watch : Dramatic footage of pilot escaping Air Force aircraft crash
2025-03-21
Video footage has emerged on the Sri Lanka Air Force training aircraft crash reported in Wariyapola early this morning. AContinue Reading
Training aircraft crash : Special Statement from Air Force
2025-03-21
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has appointed a four-member committee to investigate the training aircraft crash reported in Wariyapola earlyContinue Reading
New Chief of Staff appointed for Sri Lanka Air Force
2025-03-04
Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). Continue Reading
Maskeliya fire doused with SL Air Force assistance
2025-02-25
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has assisted in the efforts to douse a fire that had erupted in a forestContinue Reading
20th Air Force Commander appointed
2025-01-27
Air Vice Marshal Vasu Bandula Edirisinghe has been appointed as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force. AccordingContinue Reading
Target Drone found in SL waters : Air Force gives update
2024-12-27
A target drone has been found in the seas off Trincomalee and brought ashore by a group of fishermen. SriContinue Reading
Australia gifts Beechcraft aircraft to Sri Lanka Air Force
2024-12-13
Australia and Sri Lanka’s commitment to countering maritime security threats has been further strengthened with the gifting of a formerContinue Reading
10th SLAF contingent departs for UN Peacekeeping Mission in Central Africa
2024-12-09
The 10th Contingent from the Sri Lanka Air Force departed on Friday (06 Dec) to take up duties with theContinue Reading
Air Force helps retrieve A/Level exam papers from affected areas in the North
2024-11-30
The examination papers of the postponed GCE Advanced Level Examination have been retrieved from certain areas affected by adverse weatherContinue Reading