2018-09-03 21:38:41
Brigadier Sumith Atapattu during a simple ceremony, rich with military formalities assumed the mantle of command in the Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) in Dambulla as its Colonel of the Regiment, on Monday (3). He succeeded Major General Kumudu Perera who relinquished...
2018-09-03 13:49:24
52 school students of all ethnicities who followed the maiden IT Course at the Ranviru Information Technology Training Institute (RITTI) in Clappenburg, Trincomalee, which was recently founded by the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake with the intention of proving IT knowledge to low-income students free of charge....
2018-09-01 22:38:26
A four-member delegation of high-ranking military officers of the Pakistan Army, headed by Major General Abid Rafique, Director General Infantry of Pakistan Army called on the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake at the Army Headquarters, on Saturday (1). With the blessings of the Commander...
2018-09-01 22:09:12
Attaching a greater degree of sentimental value once again to their heroic sacrifices at the expense of their legs and limbs during the fight against terrorism, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army after inviting a set of recently-promoted Major Generals to his office at the Army Headquarters, on Saturday (1) morning...
2018-08-31 21:32:42
The 8th ‘Colombo Defence Seminar - 2018’ (CDS) at BMICH, the Sri Lanka Army’s flagship symposium on the theme, ‘Security in an Era of Global Disruptions’ drew to a close on Friday (31) evening after an assortment of more than 115 world-wide security experts and nearly 800 service personnel, distinguished scholars and intellectuals, articulating their desire to carry on with the endeavour of finding comprehensive and cohesive strategic and practical solutions....
2018-08-31 19:32:42
A panel of eminent intellectuals, military think-tanks and world-wide reputed scholars guided the Groups A, B, C, D in the Preparatory Sessions for Participants who were entrusted the responsibility of making their presentations known to the expert panelists in the Session 2.......
2018-08-31 18:53:11
As the Session 3 of the final day of the ‘Colombo Defence Seminar 2018’ was reaching completion, Colonel Robin Jayasuriya of the Sri Lanka Army and Brigadier General Mohammed Hasan Uz Zaman of Bangladesh Army were invited to present their findings on ‘Leadership in Mitigating Violent Extremism’.
2018-08-31 18:28:44
‘Climate Change: Future of Warfare’ was one more interesting topic (Group ‘C’) that sparked off new perspectives and dimensions, particularly in relation to future battlefield operations during the Session 3 on Friday (31). Brigadier Jonathan Beesley of Australian Army and Colonel J.Chipili of Zambian Army ....
2018-08-29 09:14:55
‘Cormorant Strike IX - 2018', the joint mega Tri-Service Field Training Exercise (FTX), organized by the Sri Lanka Army for the 9th consecutive year will kick off on 6 September with a record participation of more than 100 foreign military participants and observers, in addition to 2500 Army personnel, 400 Sailors....
2018-08-29 06:20:11
HE the President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted five senior Brigadiers of the Army to the rank of temporary Major General on the recommendation of the Commander....
