Sri Lankan air force's air capability has not been affected by the Monday's attack carried out by the Tamil Tigers, chief of Sri Lanka Air Force said on Friday.
"Our capability has not been reduced in any way", Air Marshal Roshan Goonatilleke, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force told reporters.
The Sri Lankan government on Thursday said that some eight aircraft were damaged by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE) rebel attack on the air base at the north central town of Anuradhapura in the early hours of Monday.
Goonatilleke said the Air Force's loss as a result of the attack was valued 15 million U.S. dollars.
He said the government's air defense system set up since the Tiger rebels first used their air capability late March was yet at an early stage of the process.
"We have taken action rapidly to set up the system, to set up a proper system it takes 5-6 years", the Air Force chief said.
Sri Lanka Air Force's Kfir and MiG fighter bombers have been constantly taking up rebel positions since the conflict escalated since the end of 2005.
Source: Xinhua
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