Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force (Sri Lanka)
| Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Air Force | |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Reports to |
Ministry of Defence Chief of Defence Staff |
| Seat | Air Force Headquarters, Kumaran Rutnam road, Colombo 2 |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | Not fixed Extendable |
| Constituting instrument | Air Force Act, No. 41 of 1949 |
| Formation | 2 March 1951 as Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force |
| First holder | Group Captain Graham Bladon (as Commander RCyAF) |
| Deputy | Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force |
The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force. The Chief of Staff of the air force acts as a deputy commander within the command structure.
In the recent past all serving air force commanders have been of the rank of Air Marshal, promoted to the Honorary rank of Air Chief Marshal on retirement or on promotion to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
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