Defender of the Nation
The National Cadet Corps (NCC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, staged the All Island Eastern Cadet Band Challenge Trophy - 2025 at the NCC Training Centre, Rantembe, on 25 September 2025. The event was graced by Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, as the Chief Guest.
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi PVSM AVSM NM, Chief of the Indian Naval Staff, together with his delegation, comprising Captain Anand Mukundan of the Indian Navy - Defence Advisor, High Commission of India to Sri Lanka, Captain Ashwani K Hans, SO to CNS, Captain Adith Patnaik, NA to CNS, Lieutenant Colonel Mandeep Singh Negi SM - Assistant Defence Attaché, High Commission of India to Sri Lanka and Commander Nitin Babu (Cdr – FC), paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, on 22 September 2025 at the Commander’s Office, Army Headquarters.
The newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya, paid a courtesy call on Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, on 12 September 2025 at the Army Headquarters.
The Army School of Logistics (ASL) organised its annual Logistics Symposium 2025 under the theme “Potentiality of Trincomalee as a future logistic hub: potentiality, adaptability, sustainability, optimum utilization and challenges” at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Ratmalana, on 10 September 2025.
The 27th Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference (CHODs) – 2025 was held from 25 to 28 August 2025 in Thailand with the participation of senior military leaders representing several countries. Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, attended the forum as the uniformed Chief of Defence representative from Sri Lanka.
Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) paid a visit to Abhimansala-3 in Pangolla, Kurunegala, and Abhimansala-1 in Anuradhapura on 29th and 30th of August. These visits reflected not only the Defence Ministry’s broader welfare vision but also its enduring commitment to the wellbeing of differently-abled war heroes.
The 11th Oration Ceremony of General Deshamanya Denis Perera was conducted at the auditorium of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University on 11 August 2025. Major General K.P. Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) WWV RSP VSV USP ndc psc, Deputy Minister of Defence, graced the event as a Retired Flag Rank Officer. Dr. Purna Bahadur Nepali, Ambassador of Nepal to Sri Lanka, participated in the event as a distinguished guest and the family members of the late General Denis Perera were also in attendance among the audience as special invitees.
The Sri Lanka Army, in collaboration with the Clean Sri Lanka Task Force, launched an islandwide coastal cleaning campaign under the theme “A Cleaner Environment with the Army - A Clean Coastline for the Nation” on 29 July 2025. Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, graced the inauguration of the campaign at the Kaakkadhuwa Island coastal stretch in Mattakkuliya.
Lieutenant General Syed Aamer Raza, Chief of the General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army, accompanied by a high-level military delegation, visited the Army Headquarters on 22 July 2025.
Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, paid an official visit to the Security Force Headquarters (East) on 19 and 20 July 2025.