Theranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force are the military insignia used by theSri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from theRoyal Air Forceofficer ranks andother ranks. Sri Lanka does have anAir Chief Marshal rank, but it is only awarded to theCommander of the Sri Lanka Air Force on the day of his retirement; Air Chief MarshalRoshan Goonetileke was the only Sri Lankan Air Force officer to hold the air chief marshal rank while in active service.[1]
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General/Flag/Air officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka Air Force[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
| Marshal of the Air Force | Air chief marshal | Air marshal | Air vice-marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer | ||||||||||||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Air Force[3] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master warrant officer | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Air Force (1988)[4] | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||
| Air vice-marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Air Force (1988)[5] | |  | | | | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leadership | |||||||||||||||||
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| Organisation |
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