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2.5 Support and Transport Helicopters. 2.6 Training Aircraft. 3 Weapons. ... This is a list of aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force and the Sri Lanka Navy Fleet Air ...
In July 1996, two helicopters from the squadron escorted and provided cover for the landing of airborne special forces as part of Operation Thrivida Pahara. 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.
The unit is tasked with the air movement of the Air Mobile Brigade of the Sri Lanka Army. In 2014, Sri Lanka Air Force deployed an aviation unit, No. 62 Helicopter Flight under the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, with three Mi-17 helicopters from the No. 6 Helicopter Squadron along with 122 personnel consisting ...
No. 4 Helicopter Squadron was established on January 15, 1971, with Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopters. With role of VIP transport, reconnaissance, cargo transport, air/sea and jungle rescue. In 1983 the squadron permanently positioned several Bell 212 and Bell Jet Ranger helicopters at SLAF Palaly, in support of the Army in Jaffna.
The Jaffna University Helidrop was the first of the operations launched by the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF) aimed at disarming the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by force and capturing the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in the opening stages of Operation Pawan during the Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War.
No. 7 Helicopter Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates Bell 212s , Bell 206s from SLAF Hingurakgoda for troop transport, MEDEVAC and training helicopter pilots. History
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.
Sri Lanka Air Force Ranks; This is a list of aircraft squadrons of the Sri Lanka Air Force. ... No. 6 Helicopter Squadron; No. 7 Helicopter Squadron;