Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 4 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release:

Air Vice Marshal Deshapriya Silva was appointed as the Director General Air Operations of the Sri Lanka Air Force, with effect from today (04 April 2025). The Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, officially handed over the letter of appointment to Air Vice Marshal Deshapriya Silva at the Air Force Headquarters today and conveyed his best wishes to the newly appointed Director General Air Operations.

Air Vice Marshal Deshapriya Silva is a proud alumnus at the Saint Sebastian's College in Moratuwa. He joined the Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy as an Officer Cadet in 1993 and later was commissioned into the SLAF as a Flying Officer...