Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia explained

The ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force are the military insignia used by the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and other ranks. Sri Lanka does have an Air Chief Marshal rank, but it is only awarded to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or as an honorary rank; Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke was the only Sri Lankan Air Force officer to hold the air chief marshal rank while in active service.[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Three Service Commanders promoted . 8 July 2018 . The Government of Sri Lanka . 19 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726004055/http://www.news.lk//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9708&Itemid=44 . 26 July 2011.