Sri Lanka Airforce

Project Brief

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War. The SLAF operates more than 160 aircraft and has a projected trained strength of 27,400 airmen and 1,300 officers, who are from both regular and reserve service.

Case Study: Solution Provided

Given the high level of security required for their operations, the SLAF was looking for a reliable partner and supplier to provide a high secure fingerprint biometric scanner to track their 25,000+ workforce. The tender was award to Cenmetrix to supply Suprema Biomini SLIM fingerprint readers for providing authenticity purposes and time tracking for the forces entering into their bases. Suprema Inc. biometrics is one of the world leaders and manufactures of biometric scanners with award winning fingerprint algorithms. Giving the sensitivity and security requirements, the SLAF studied many products and choose and awarded Cenmetrix and Suprema to provide the required solutions for all their camps.

The Biomini SLIM fingerprint readers are used for identification and the soldiers details are displayedon LED monitors when the fingerprints are placed, allowing the security at the entrance of the camps to identify the person coming in. In addition the fingerprint readers are linked to touch screen kiosk monitors, allowing the officers to apply for leave and check their leave balances.