The United
States has donated equipment worth Rs. 674
million (6 million USD) to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to enhance the
island’s maritime security, states the US Embassy in Colombo.
At a ceremony at Ratmalana Air Base, Valerie Fowler, Deputy
Chief of Missionat the U.S. Embassy and Major General Darryll Wong, Chief of Staff and
Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard announced the donation to Air Chief
Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, Chief of Defence Staff from the Sri Lanka Air
Force.
This hardware, including data links for two Beechcraft 200
aircraft, enables real time imagery that has assisted Sri Lanka in
providing humanitarian assistance and responding to natural disasters such as
floods. The equipment also assists the Sri Lankamilitary in ensuring the safety and security of Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.