Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka)

Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාපති
since 29 January 2025
 Sri Lanka Air Force
Member ofNational Security Council
Reports toMinister of Defence
ResidenceAir Force House, Colombo
SeatAir Headquarters
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNot fixed
Constituting instrumentAir Force Act, No. 41 of 1949
Formation2 March 1951 (1951-03-02)
as Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force
First holderGroup Captain Graham Bladon (as Commander RCyAF)
DeputyChief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force
WebsiteOfficial website

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 Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe. 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.

All serving air force commanders have been of the rank of air marshal, promoted to the honorary rank of air chief marshal on retirement.

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