Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF).

The SLAF said that the appointment will be in effect from today (March 04).

Sumanaweera was serving as the Director General Air Operations in the Sri Lanka Air Force since 2024.

Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera is a distinguished past student of President's College, Minuwangoda. He joined the Sri Lanka Air Force as an Officer Cadet in the General Duties Pilot Branch of the 24th intake in 1991. After successful completion of his Basic and Advanced Flying Training at the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy in China Bay, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1993.

He commenced his career as an Operati...