Secretive US CL600 visits Sri Lanka

The US Department of Defense (DOD) sent a Bombardier CL600-2B16 maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka as part of a joint training programme focusing on ISR operations from March 12-14.A collaboration between the Pentagon, the US Embassy in Colombo and the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), the operation aimed to enhance Sri Lanka’s domain awareness capabilities through comprehensive briefings on a variety of topics relating to maritime security. The unmarked CL600-2B16 (N7700) arrived at SLAF Base Ratmalana, about an hour’s