9 July 2020 02:01 pm Views - 2467
Minister Pathirana told the weekly Cabinet news briefing that SLAF personnel were serving in Sudan and Central Africa now and a contingent of helicopter pilots were urgently needed for their UN sponsored peace keeping mission.
“The two helicopters in use to train pilots were purchased in 1981 and give a lot of problems,” he said.
“Training with them is risky and therefore, purchasing a few modern helicopters is extremely vital,” Minister Pathirana said.