The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Sinhala: ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை விமானப்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War. The SLAF operates more than 160 aircraft.
The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force who holds the rank Air Marshal.
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Air Vice Marshal Roshan Biyanwila. The CDS is not to be confused with the SriLanka National Guard, which is a volunteer reserve regiment of the Sri Lanka...
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