Efforts underway to operationalise one, more AN 32, two C-130s The Air Force headquarters says efforts are underway to repair one AN 32 and two C 130 Hercules transport aircraft as part of the overall measures to increase the SLAF capacity. Air Force headquarters has made the announcement in the wake of three overhauled AN 32s rejoining operational service. Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe has sent The Island the following statement: ” With the intention of improving the heavy air lift capacity of the Sri Lanka Air Force, three (03) Antonov-32 aircraft from the No 02 Heavy Transport Squadron departed the island in August 2020. On completion of the overhaul process in the Ukraine the three (03) aircraft returned safely back to the No 02 Squadron at SLAF Base Katunayake Friday evening (11 June 2021).