SLAF
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SLAF is the acronym for the Sri Lanka Air Force, the aerial warfare branch of Sri Lanka’s armed forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Air Force | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SLAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetAuthority | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefTitle | President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| countryDefenseResponsibility | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1951-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateRenamedToCurrentName | 1972 ⓘ |
| emblem | Sri Lanka Air Force roundel ⓘ |
| engagement |
Humanitarian and disaster relief operations in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Royal Ceylon Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
regular force
ⓘ
reserve force ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters, Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | aerial warfare branch ⓘ |
| motto | “Protecting the Skies for a Brighter Tomorrow” ⓘ |
| nativeName |
இலங்கை வான்படை
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.airforce.lk ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Indian Ocean region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lankan airspace ⓘ |
| partOf | Sri Lanka Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royal Ceylon Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| role |
air defense of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ offensive air operations ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ transport and logistics support ⓘ |
| roundelColors |
blue
ⓘ
maroon ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| serviceBranchColor | light blue ⓘ |
| shortName | SLAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supremeCommander | President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingInstitution | Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAircraftOperated |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| usesRankStructureSimilarTo | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.