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The Air Force Academy ( AFA) is the Sri Lanka Air Force 's training and education academy which provides initial training to all SLAF personnel who are preparing to be commissioned officers. AFA also provides initial training to Officer Cadets of the general duties pilot branch. The Air Force Academy is based at SLAF China Bay in Trincomalee.
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy was established in 1980 by the Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy Act, No. 68 of 1981 as the joint defence service training institute of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force undergo academic training together ...
Sri Lanka Army. The institutions under the Army Training Command that train officers and other ranks of the Sri Lanka Army are: Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA) ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා විද්යාපීඨය) [ 1] - The Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa provides initial training ...
Sri Lanka Air Force Junior Command & Staff College is the Sri Lanka Air Force academic establishment providing training and education primarily to the mid-career officers of SLAF as well as to limited number of officers from Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Army and officers of various Allied forces. It is located at SLAF China Bay in Trincomalee and ...
The mission statement of the Sri Lanka Air Force is . To achieve professional excellence in rapid mobility and precision engagement by developing core capabilities based on technological superiority, to ensure operational readiness and success in exploiting the competent human resources and equipment of the Sri Lanka Air Force [2]
Air bases and academies. SLAF China Bay ( Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay) [ 1] – China Bay. SLAF Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura) [ 2] – Anuradhapura. SLAF Hingurakgoda (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda) [ 3] – Hingurakgoda. SLAF Katunayake (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake) [ 4] – Katunayake.
1987–1989 JVP insurrection. Sri Lankan Civil War. Commanders. Current. commander. Wing Commander Sumedha Ritigala. The Special Airborne Force (SABF) ,also known as Special Airborne Wing, is the first elite special force in Sri Lanka Air Force and forms part of the SLAF Regiment. It provides air assault capabilities and VVIP protection.
The Sri Lanka Air Force with approximately 28,700 personal is the aerial defense division and the youngest of the Sri Lankan Tri Forces. Founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force, it relied on the British Royal Air Force for its earliest equipment, training, and leadership. The Air Force played a major role in the war against Tamil separatists.