No. 49 Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Wing

No. 49 Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Wing (Sinhala: රසායනික ජීව විකිරණ හා න්‍යෂ්ටික පුපුරණ ද්‍රව්‍ය පක්‍ෂාංගය, romanized: rasāyanika jīva vikiraṇa hā nyaṣṭika pupuraṇa dravya pakṣāṁgaya) was established in 2016 at the SLAF Bandaranayake. The unit's first Commanding Officer was Squadron Leader (now Wing Commander) Nilendra Perera, who continues to hold this office.[1] The wing is equipped with modern equipment required to counter chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosive threats.

No. 49 Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Wing
Active2016
Country Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Air Force
RoleCBRN defense
Size6 Commissioned Officers and 50 Other Ranks
Garrison/HQSLAF Katunayake
Nickname(s)CBRNE
Commanders
Current
commander		Wing Commander Nilendra Perera

History

The unit was established in 2016 at the SLAF Bandaranayake. The No 49 Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Wing of the came into action when a Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft took off from Bandaranike International Airport to repatriate Sri Lankan students from the Chinese province of Wuhan, affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak.[2] The wing carried out decontamination operations of the aircraft fleet at the Bandaranayke International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Training

Airmen are trained locally at SLAF Base Katunayake and also sent on overseas specialized training courses to countries such as Switzerland, Serbia, Norway, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Czech Republic, South Korea, and the United States.[4]

References
  1. "Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Explosive Wing Comes into Action to meet the Corona Virus Threat | Sri Lanka Air Force". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. "Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Explosive Wing Comes into Action to meet the Corona Virus Threat | Sri Lanka Air Force". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. "SLAF CBRNE Wing Continues Decontamination of Sri Lankan Airlines Aircraft Fleet | Sri Lanka Air Force". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. "Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Explosive Wing Training | Sri Lanka Air Force". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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