No. 111 Squadron SLAF
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No. 111 Air Surveillance Squadron is an squadron
of the Sri Lanka Air Force operating in the reconnaissance role using unmanned aerial vehicle
s. It currently operates the IAI Searcher Mk II
from SLAF Vavuniya
. Till 2008 the unit was an independent flight
No. 11 "UAV" Flight, but was up graded in 2007 to an operational squadron and split in 2008 to from the No. 111 Air Surveillance Squadron and the No. 112 Air Surveillance Squadron
Squadron (aviation)
A squadron in air force, army aviation or naval aviation is mainly a unit comprising a number of military aircraft, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force...
of the Sri Lanka Air Force operating in the reconnaissance role using unmanned aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
s. It currently operates the IAI Searcher Mk II
IAI Searcher
|-See also:-References:This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain....
from SLAF Vavuniya
SLAF Vavuniya
SLAF Vavuniya is a Sri Lanka Air Force station located in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. It forms part of the military complex in Vavuniya that includes the Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni....
. Till 2008 the unit was an independent flight
Flight (military unit)
A flight is a military unit in an air force, naval air service, or army air corps. It usually comprises three to six aircraft, with their aircrews and ground staff; or, in the case of a non-flying ground flight, no aircraft and a roughly equivalent number of support personnel. In most usages,...
No. 11 "UAV" Flight, but was up graded in 2007 to an operational squadron and split in 2008 to from the No. 111 Air Surveillance Squadron and the No. 112 Air Surveillance Squadron
No. 112 Squadron SLAF
No. 112 Air Surveillance Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force operating in the reconnaissance role using unmanned aerial vehicles. It currently operates the EMIT Blue Horizon 2 from SLAF Vavuniya. Till 2008 the unit was an independent flight No. 11 "UAV" Flight, but was upgraded in...
Aircraft operated
Year of introduction- RQ-2 PioneerRQ-2 Pioneer-External links:*...
- IAI ScoutIAI Scout|-References:This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain....
- IAI Searcher Mk IIIAI Searcher|-See also:-References:This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain....
- 2006