Sri Lanka Military Aviation

**Haleef** · 06-02-2018, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by Shayansp

Thanks for the info! Do you know any dates it will be back? Like around when? Also wasn't the SLAF planning on purchasing new C-130. I think i read about it in a news article about 2 years ago

No proper date(s) to be exact. And no, I doubt that the air force will purchase another C130?

**SLD** · 06-02-2018, 02:29 PM

What about the Antonov32 s? Only one seems to be flying. Meanwhile do you know how many AN 32 s were there initially?

**Shayansp** · 06-02-2018, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by SLD

What about the Antonov32 s? Only one seems to be flying. Meanwhile do you know how many AN 32 s were there initially?

I think there were about 5-7 in service at one point. They have 1 in the museum, 1 flying and 1 just sitting on tarmac at katunayake. Others crashed i think

**Randy** · 07-02-2018, 04:55 AM

Please add your photos to Wikipedia Commons

Originally posted by SLD

Got these Pics from Marine Drive.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/150880...57663353453287

Please can you add your photos to Wikipedia Common?? Specially Navy ships??

**SKYBUCK729** · 07-02-2018, 07:02 AM

Originally posted by SLD

Got these Pics from Marine Drive.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/150880...57663353453287

Thank you , for sharing.

**Haleef** · 09-02-2018, 01:59 AM

SLAF's flypast on the 70th Independence Day 2018.
Sorry for the late uploads. Do feel free to leave your comments.

**fdk2008** · 09-02-2018, 05:20 AM

Did you take the pics on the 4th?weren't the helicopters carrying Flags?

**Haleef** · 09-02-2018, 05:46 AM

Originally posted by fdk2008

Did you take the pics on the 4th?weren't the helicopters carrying Flags?

They did, but past Dehiwala. I took these pictures from Mount Lavinia beach.

**fdk2008** · 09-02-2018, 08:26 PM

The beechcraft earlier used to have a HISAR radar system a very advance one,then later they fixed a star safire FLIR. Now it has nothing.

**Haleef** · 10-02-2018, 01:19 AM

Originally posted by fdk2008

The beechcraft earlier used to have a HISAR radar system a very advance one,then later they fixed a star safire FLIR. Now it has nothing.

No, no, it has one still! It's just that they remove it when it's not necessary. But, in vain though! They should have fixed it for an occasion like this.

**SLD** · 10-02-2018, 07:35 AM

Originally posted by Haleef

SLAF's flypast on the 70th Independence Day 2018.
Sorry for the late uploads. Do feel free to leave your comments.

Nice! Thanks for sharing. That MI-17 Close-up pic and the fighter jets were the best!

**Haleef** · 10-02-2018, 10:53 AM

Originally posted by SLD

Nice! Thanks for sharing. That MI-17 Close-up pic and the fighter jets were the best!

Thank you!!

**Sandaru** · 12-02-2018, 04:13 AM

Can someone explain how the SLAF aircraft registration number is formed?

**SLD** · 12-02-2018, 04:21 PM

If SLAF acquired the MIG27s in 2005/2006 why are they grounded?

**Speedbird** · 12-02-2018, 09:05 PM

Originally posted by SLD

If SLAF acquired the MIG27s in 2005/2006 why are they grounded?

Were they new when they purchased?
Because they are very old

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