No. 112 Air Surveillance Squadron is a

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of the Sri Lanka Air Force operating in the reconnaissance role using

unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controll ...

s. It currently operates the EMIT Blue Horizon 2 from SLAF Weerawila. Till 2008 the unit was an independent

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''No. 11 "UAV" Flight'', but was upgraded in 2007 to an operational squadron and split in 2008 to form the '' No. 111 Air Surveillance Squadron'' and the ''No. 112 Air Surveillance Squadron''.

Aircraft operated

Year of introduction * EMIT Blue Horizon 2 - 2006

References

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FORCE REPORT SRI LANKA AIR FORCE
Military units and formations established in 2008

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