No. 6 Squadron SLAF

No. 6 Helicopter Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates Mil Mi-17s from SLAF Anuradhapura for troop transport.

No. 6 Helicopter Squadron
SLAF Mi17 of No. 6th squadron during Fire exercise
Active1993 - to present day
BranchSri Lanka Air Force
RoleAir transport
StationSLAF Anuradhapura
EquipmentMil Mi-17
EngagementsSri Lankan Civil War
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
Commanders
Current
commander		Wing Commander Kalinga Maheepala

History

The squadron was formed on March 15, 1993 SLAF Katunayake with the arrival of Mil Mi-17s. It was later moved to SLAF Vavuniya on April 29, 1993. The unit is tasked with the air movement of the Air Mobile Brigade of the Sri Lanka Army.

In 2014, Sri Lanka Air Force deployed an aviation unit, No. 62 Helicopter Flight under the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, with three Mi-17 helicopters from the No. 6 Helicopter Squadron along with 122 personnel consisting pilots, engineers and other supporting staff.[1] This was followed by a deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.[2]

Aircraft operated

Year of introduction

Notable members


References
  1. Sri Lanka deploys unit under UN Mission in Central African Republic
  2. "Force Commander of United Nation Mission South Sudan Visits Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in South Sudan". airforce.lk. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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