Posts Tagged ‘ TAF ’

SL Army uncovers LTTE aircraft engine and accessories

May 13th, 2009 | By | Category: Daily News

57 DIVISION troops, commanded by Major General JAGATH DIAS Wednesday (13) unearthed, what confirmed to be a stock of an LTTE light aircraft accessories from PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU east area, ending a series of numerous speculative theories, stories, and arguments over LTTE’s air capability. Wednesday’s unexpected recovery of one four cylinder engine, three propellers, one aircraft radio […]



A smaller force for final battle

Feb 23rd, 2009 | By | Category: Featured articles

Each ‘flying bomb’ carried 210 kgs of plastic explosives. Low flying Tigers evaded F7 interceptors. With the area under LTTE control now down to approximately 70 sq. km in the Mullaitivu District, some of the fighting formations have suspended offensive action leaving three Divisions and one Task Force to finish off the Tigers. [ad#200×200]Brigadier Udaya […]



Sri Lankan Security forces nail LTTE’s rudimentary ‘air wing’

Feb 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Daily News

Now cornered in a mere 87sq.km land patch in the Mullaittivu district the psycho terror chief Prabakaran may have thought to showcase a stunt out of his sleeves on Friday (Feb 20) in the Colombo skies pushing for a turn of tables, drawing skeptical analysis from the ‘Colombian elites’ and draconian media stooges, while simultaneously […]



LTTE air raid thwarted; both terrorist aircraft destroyed

Feb 21st, 2009 | By | Category: Daily News

The latest reports indicate that both LTTE aircraft entered into the Colombo aerospace were destroyed by the air defence system. One of the aircraft disabled by anti air gunfire reportedly crashed in the rear of the Inland Revenue Department building located on the Sir C.A. Gardiner road. the Two LTTE aircraft were detected in the […]



Partially burnt 2 LTTE aircraft found in Puthukkudiyirippu- Mullaittivu

Feb 20th, 2009 | By | Category: Daily News

Security forces now pushing into the last LTTE bastion town at Puthukkudiyirippu in Mullaittivu have come across two partially burnt LTTE aircraft, which military believe were under construction, Thursday (Feb 19). According to ground sources, one craft found was a light fixed wing craft while the other was an unmanned aircraft (UAV). It is believed […]