The slaf operates. The slaf played a major role throughout the sri lankan civil war. It was founded in 1951 as the royal ceylon air force rcyaf with the assistance of the royal air force raf.
The sri lanka air force slaf sinhalese language ශ ර ල ක ග වන හම ද ව sri lanka guwan hamudawa is the air arm and the youngest of the sri lanka armed forces. Sri lanka does have a general rank but it is usually only awarded to the chief of defence. The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the sri lanka army these ranks generally correspond with those of western or commonwealth nations militaries and reflect those of the british warrant officer non commissioned officer and enlisted ranks and the commissioned officer ranks.
Sri lanka does have the air chief marshal rank but it is only awarded to the chief of defence staff cds. The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the sri lanka air force 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 enlisted ranks specifically the royal flying corps rfc. The museum was first established in 1993 as the aircraft preservation and storage unit at slaf ratmalana and was reopened on 5 november 2009 after refurbishment.
The sri lanka air force museum is the only national museum dedicated entirely to aviation and the history of the sri lanka air force. Non commissioned ranks of all services. Sri lanka air force guardians of the skies.
Sri lanka does have an air chief marshal rank but it is only awarded to the chief of defence staff cds or as. The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the sri lanka air force 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 enlisted ranks specifically the royal flying corps.
