| 词条 | No. 10 Squadron SLAF |
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|unit_name= No. 10 Fighter Squadron |image=File:Sri Lanka Military 0034.jpg |caption=An IAI Kfir of the No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron |dates= January 5, 1996 - to present day |country= |allegiance= |branch= Sri Lanka Air Force |type= |role= Offensive Support, Air Defence |size= |command_structure= |garrison= SLAF Katunayake |garrison_label=Station |nickname=Kfir Squadron |patron= |motto= total success in operations during day and night with right attitude, right training and full-time readiness |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= IAI Kfir |equipment_label= |battles=Sri Lankan Civil War |anniversaries= |decorations= 3 Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya |battle_honours= |commander1=Wing Commander Shehan Fernando |commander1_label=Commanding Officer |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= }} No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates the IAI Kfir from SLAF Katunayake. The squadron is tasked with providing offensive support for ground & maritime (anti-shipping) operations, air interdiction and interception. It specializes in high altitude precision ground attacks. HistoryThe squadron was formed on January 5, 1996 at the SLAF Katunayake with six IAI Kfir multi-role fighter jets acquired from Israel, with US State Department approval. These included five C2 types and a TC.2 type trainer. At its formation the squadron had six pilots, four engineers and 70 technicians along with the six aircraft. In 2000, the squadron received eight more Kfirs that included C7 types and another trainer. On November 2, 2007 the Sri Lankan Air Force claimed that aircraft from the squadron killed the LTTE’s Political Wing Leader S.P. Thamilselvan and a group of LTTE cadres in an air raid. During the last phase of the war it maintained units at SLAF China Bay. In March 2009, the squadron was presented with the President’s Colours.[1] Aircraft operatedYear of introduction
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References1. ^Presentation of President's Colours to SLAF Formations{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} External links
2 : Military units and formations established in 1996|Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft squadrons |
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