Defender of the Nation
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.
In keeping with a revered annual tradition, the Sri Lanka Army, for the 12th consecutive year, donated six tons of dried coconuts (copra) to support the illuminations of the historic Esala Perahera held by the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic) in Kandy on 17 July 2025.
The Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, made an official visit to Navy Headquarters today (08 July 2025) and met the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda RSP USP ndc psc.
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, paid an official visit to Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Headquarters, and called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe WWV RWP RSP and three Bars USP fndu(China) psc qhi, today (04 July 2025) at Air Force Headquarters, Sri Jayewardenepura.