page_title: Sri Lanka Armed Forces
section_title: Air Force
hierarchical_section_title: Sri Lanka Armed Forces / Air Force
caption_attribution_description: English: Photos of current/future skyscrapers (and its surroundings) in Colombo, taken by User:Rehman and User:Azeez as part of a photowalk project by Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka. The photowalk covered most of the tallest structures in Colombo that are either completed or under construction. Further information on the subject(s) of the photograph can be found in the category/ies of this file.
context_page_description: The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence. The three services have around 346,700 active personnel; conscription has never been imposed in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Coast Guard is also under the purview of the Ministry of Defence but is staffed by civilian personal.
context_section_description: 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. Although Sri Lanka is only a small island state, its Air Force has proven highly capable and efficient. In recent times the air force has expanded to specialize mainly in providing air-support to ground forces and landing troops and carrying airstrikes on rebel held areas in the Northern and Eastern provinces.
caption: Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters, Colombo
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