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Bas 60 was primarily a response to the nuclear threat, so in the aftermath of the Six-Day War in 1967, and the introduction of long range attack aircraft, such as the Sukhoi Su-24, the system was further developed into Bas 90. Improvements in the Bas 90 system included construction of short backup runways in the direct vicinity of the airbases ...
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; SLAF Ratmalana (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana) [5] – Ratmalana; SLAF Vavuniya (Sri Lanka Air Force Base ...
This is a list of aircraft squadrons of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Current SLAF Flying Squadrons. No. 1 Flying Training Wing; No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron;
This is a list of aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force and the Sri Lanka Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA). List of aircraft alphabetically by manufacturer. A. AAI/IAI RQ-2 ...
Bas 90 (Flygbassystem 90, Air Base System 90) was an air base system used by the Swedish Air Force during the Cold War. Bas 90 was developed during the 1970s and 1980s from the existing Bas 60 system in response to the new threats and needs that had arisen since the conception of the Bas 60 system during the 1950s.
Antonov An-32B, Sri Lanka – Air Force C130 Hercules and MA 60 SLAF C-130H SCH 880.. The No. 2 Squadron was formed in 1955 to provide transport for the newly formed Royal Ceylon Air Force with Airspeed Oxfords, de Havilland Doves, Westland Dragonfly helicopters and later Scottish Aviation Pioneers.
The squadron played a major role in Operation Jayasikuru, flying 222 combat missions between May 1997 and December 1998 in support of the Sri Lanka Army, losing six pilots and four air gunners. Its first combat loss was recorded on 19 March 1997, when CH614 went missing, with 8 personnel while on a ferry flight, its wreckage was found in 2014 ...
No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates the IAI Kfir from SLAF Katunayake. The squadron is tasked with providing offensive support for ground & maritime (anti-shipping) operations, air interdiction and interception. It specializes in high altitude precision ground attacks. [1] [2]