No. 111 Air Surveillance Squadron | |
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Active | 2008 - to present day |
Branch | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Role | Reconnaissance |
Station | SLAF Vavuniya |
Equipment | IAI Searcher Mk II |
Engagements | Sri Lankan Civil War |
No. 111 Air Surveillance Squadron is an squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force operating in the reconnaissance role using unmanned aerial vehicles. 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
Year of introduction