The Air Force Academy (AFA) is the

Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ...

's training and education academy which provides initial training to all SLAF personnel who are preparing to be

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. AFA also provides initial training to Officer Cadets of the general duties pilot branch. The Air Force Academy is based at

SLAF China Bay SLAF may refer to *The Sri Lanka Armed Forces, the combined military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka **The Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව ...

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. The Commandant of the academy is an officer of the rank of Air Commodore. The academy offers a two-year program of basic flight training and a variety of specialized courses. Flight training is carried out by the 1 Flying Training Wing which is attached to the academy.

History

When the

Royal Ceylon Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ...

was formed in 1951, the No 1 Flight was formed with de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunks to train RCyAF pilots on 1 September 1951 at

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. In 1963 the Flying Training School was shifted to

and was absorbed into the Air Force Academy when it was established in 1976 as the No. 1 Flying Training Wing. The Flying Training Wing shifted to

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in 1988 with the escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War and shifted back in 2009 at the end of the war.

Organization

The Air Force Academy is made up of four units; * No. 1 Flying Training Wing * Ground Training Wing * Junior Command & Staff College * NCO Management School * No 06 Air Defence Radar Squadron

Degrees conducted by the AFA

These degrees are accredited to the

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; *

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in Aeronautics

External links and sources

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History

Organization

Degrees conducted by the AFA

See also

External links and sources