| Unit Name: | No. 12 Squadron |
| Dates: | 2007 - 2019 |
| Branch: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Role: | Ground Attack, Close Air Support |
| Garrison: | SLAF Katunayake |
| Garrison Label: | Station |
| Equipment: | Mikoyan MiG-27 |
| Battles: | Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Commander1: | Squadron Leader Asela Jayasekara |
| Commander1 Label: | Commanding Officer |
No. 12 Squadron was a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It operated in both ground attack and close air support role operating with Mikoyan MiG-27s from SLAF Katunayake.[1] The Squadron also operated a single Mikoyan MiG-23UB as conversion trainer for the MiG-27. In early 2019 SLAF shut down No. 12 Squadron.[2] [3]
The squadron was formed in November 2007, when the MiG-27s which had been attached to the No. 5 Squadron were formed into its own squadron.[4]
Year of introduction