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  • #406
    Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post
    All three MIL Mi 35P attack helicopters (of No.09 sqn) will be overhauled.
    Good news, but source?
    Haleef Ismail
    www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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    • #407
      Unintended Consequences - Asian Military Review
      https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2024/10/unintended-consequences/
      Peter R Foster visited the Sri Lankan Air Force and discovered the impact that the Ukrainian War was having on the ability to keep aircraft flying.


      According to the article above, a majority of SLAF's Russian/Ukrainian sourced aircraft are non-operational, including all the AN-32s and many of the Mil MI-17s.

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      • #408
        Originally posted by Haleef View Post

        Good news, but source?
        Based on unofficial discussions.

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        • #409
          Originally posted by A359 View Post
          https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/...-consequences/

          According to the article above, a majority of SLAF's Russian/Ukrainian sourced aircraft are non-operational, including all the AN-32s and many of the Mil MI-17s.
          All overhauled AN32Bs are available for emergency flying, but waiting for next inspection by Ukranian Antonov engineers.
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          • #410
            Originally posted by A359 View Post
            https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/...-consequences/

            According to the article above, a majority of SLAF's Russian/Ukrainian sourced aircraft are non-operational, including all the AN-32s and many of the Mil MI-17s.
            SCM-863 is active.
            spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..

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            • #411
              Wariyapola, March 21 (Daily Mirror) - A Chinese K-8 trainer jet of the Sri Lanka Air Force crash-landed in Wariyapola a short while ago, the Sri Lanka Air Force reported.

              It is reported that the aircraft, which had taken off from the China Bay Air Force Base in Trincomalee, lost radar contact before the crash.

              They said that the pilot and co-pilot ejected from the aircraft before the crash.​

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              • #412
                Originally posted by suganya07 View Post
                Wariyapola, March 21 (Daily Mirror) - A Chinese K-8 trainer jet of the Sri Lanka Air Force crash-landed in Wariyapola a short while ago, the Sri Lanka Air Force reported.

                It is reported that the aircraft, which had taken off from the China Bay Air Force Base in Trincomalee, lost radar contact before the crash.

                They said that the pilot and co-pilot ejected from the aircraft before the crash.​
                Adding more info :
                Sri Lanka Airforce Karakorum-K8 SJT                 748 crashed today 21 March 2025. ​

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                • #413
                  Originally posted by suganya07 View Post
                  Wariyapola, March 21 (Daily Mirror) - A Chinese K-8 trainer jet of the Sri Lanka Air Force crash-landed in Wariyapola a short while ago, the Sri Lanka Air Force reported.

                  It is reported that the aircraft, which had taken off from the China Bay Air Force Base in Trincomalee, lost radar contact before the crash.

                  They said that the pilot and co-pilot ejected from the aircraft before the crash.​
                  Accident Hongdu K-8 Karakorum SJT-748, Friday 21 March 2025
                  https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/487587
                  A SLAF K-8 jet trainer crashed in Wariyapola during a training flight after it encountered an emergency. Both pilots ejected from the aircraft.

                  keep an eye on this if it updates(that is)​
                  spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..
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