SLAF Mirigama

SLAF Mirigama
Mirigama, Western Province
Type Radar Station
Site information
Controlled by Sri Lanka Air Force
Site history
In use 2008 – present

SLAF Mirigama is the Sri Lanka Air Force radar station in Mirigama. It provides air surveillance and early warning and is home to the No 4 Air Defence Radar Squadron. A Chinese JY-11 Radar low/medium altitude 3D surveillance radar has been installed since 2008 as part of the National Air Defence System of Sri Lanka.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Communities-and-Partners/Partners/Detail/?lng=en&id=88330
  2. ↑ Collapse of Tigers won’t diminish air borne threat

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