SLAF Pidurutalagala | |
Location: | Pidurutalagala |
Type: | Radar Station |
Used: | 2008 – present |
Controlledby: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Country: | Sri Lanka |
SLAF Pidurutalagala is the Sri Lanka Air Force radar station at the summit of Mount Pidurutalagala. It provides air surveillance and early warning and is home to the No 7 Air Defence Radar Squadron. A Chinese JY-11 Radar low/medium altitude 3D surveillance radar has been installed since 2008 as part of the National Air Defence System of Sri Lanka.[1] [2] [3]