| Unit Name: | Special Airborne Force (SABF) |
| Dates: | 1989 |
| Country: |  Sri Lanka |
| Type: | Special Airborne forces |
| Role: | Special Operations, VIP Protection, Anti-Hijack and Hostage Rescue operations, Urban warfare, Urban combat rider duties |
| Command Structure: | Directorate Of Ground Operations, Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Garrison: | SLAF Headquarters |
| Nickname: | SABF |
| Battles: | 1987–1989 JVP insurrection Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Anniversaries: | July 7 |
| Commander1: | Wing Commander Sumedha Ritigala |
The Special Airborne Force (SABF),also known as Special Airborne Wing, is the first elite special force in Sri Lanka Air Force and forms part of the SLAF Regiment. It provides air assault capabilities and VVIP protection.
Formed out of the Administrative Regiment Branch in 1989 by Air Vice Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe, it initially under took counter insurgency operations during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection. In the Sri Lankan Civil War it provided VIP protection under the Chief Provost Marshal, until it was transferred to the Directorate of Ground Operations.[1]
The Special Air Borne Force performs the following roles:[2]
SABF personnel are specialised in VIP Protection, bomb disposal, firefighting, water survival, anti-hijack and rescue operations. Advanced training is carried out at the Sri Lanka Army Special Force training school at Maduruoya and SLAF Katunayake.[3]