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civil control. The first task of the
Committee was to assess the Higher Defence Organisation, given the decision by the President to relinquish the defense portfolio. When a paper drafted by the Committee was inadvertently made public, concerns were raised that the Committee's recommendations for restructuring Higher Defence Organisation might be constitutionally flawed in relation to the role of the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Sri Lankan armed forces. Although the work of the Committee thereafter proceeded apace, the DRC itself became a political football amidst the growing tension between the President and the Prime Minister. In 2003 the President took the decision to bring an end to the work of the DRC and, instead, assigned the task of SSR to the Joint Operations Headquarters, since when little progress has been evident.
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The military has built roads, bridges, houses and stadiums. The Urban
Development Authority, which spends hundreds billions of rupees a year, was taken over by the Ministry of Defence in 2010. A year later the ministry was renamed Ministry of Defence and Urban Development. The ministry will have a budget of 229.9 billion rupees ($ 2.1 billion) in 2012, the largest of any government ministry.
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Mavil Aru reservoir on 21 July and cut the water supply to 15,000 villages in government controlled areas. This led to several major attacks by the LTTE in the eastern province and the north. The Armed Forces went on the offensive successfully recapturing LTTE control areas in the eastern province during 2007. By then the LTTE had been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by 32 countries.
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major role in the war against Tamil separatists. Although Sri Lanka is only a small island state, its Air Force has proven highly capable and efficient. In recent times the air force has expanded to specialize mainly in providing air-support to ground forces and landing troops and carrying airstrikes on rebel held areas in the
Northern and Eastern provinces.
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The Sri Lanka Air Force with approximately 28,700 personal is the aerial defense division and the youngest of the Sri Lankan Tri Forces. Founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force, it relied on the
British Royal Air Force for its earliest equipment, training, and leadership. The Air Force played a
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Dominion of Ceylon with Britain granting independence in 1948, work began to establish a regular military. The Army Act No. 17 of 1949 was passed by Parliament on 11 April 1949 and formalized in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 10028 of 10 October 1949. This marked the
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The Sri Lankan Navy with approximately 48,000 personal is the key maritime division of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and is classed as the most vital defence force of Sri Lanka. It conducts maritime operations at sea for the defence of the Sri Lankan nation and its interests. The professional head of
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Since the end of the civil war in May 2009 Sri Lanka's 300,000 strong military has increased its non-military activities, leading to accusations of militarisation and even military rule. The military is involved in everything from large-scale property developments to the running of roadside cafes.
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Some defense reforms also commenced in 2002 when the Prime
Minister established the Defence Review Committee (DRC) which formulated extensive recommendations that encapsulate force modernization as well as the restructuring of command and control in ways that would make the army more responsive to
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and has developed UAVs, electronic warfare equipment, weapon systems, various simulators and network-centric warfare systems for the military. The tri-forces have their own R&D organisations with the Army
Research Analysis Projection & Development Branch (RAP&D) of the Sri Lanka Army,
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In April 2006 following a suicide bomb attack on the
Commander of the Army, airstrikes began followed by skirmishes, however, both the government and the LTTE claimed that the ceasefire was still in place. The offensive by the Armed Forces was launched when the LTTE closed the sluice gates of the
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In 1972, Ceylon became the independent socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka, with it the Ceylon Armed Forces became known as the Sri Lanka Armed Forces as the Ceylon Army became the Sri Lanka Army, the Royal Ceylon Navy became the Sri Lanka Navy and the Royal Ceylon Air Force became the Sri Lanka Air
2610:(A542) passenger ship is used as a recreational cruise ship providing onboard weddings, receptions, corporate events, parties and other social functions. The Navy's A543 vessel provides a whale and dolphin watching service for tourists. The Navy also provides a canal-boat service in Colombo from
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The posture of the military has been defensive due to the nature of the strategic threats to Sri Lanka. In the short-term, internal security is considered the main threat to the nation's future. In the long-term, the threat is seen as primarily external from current and future
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The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of Sri Lanka's three armed services. Established as the Royal Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. The Army of approximately 255,000 regular and reserve personnel including 90,000
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inside the
Valikamam North High Security Zone where the residents were forcibly expelled in the early 1990s and have not been allowed to resettle despite the end of the civil war. The Army also runs two other holiday resorts, one in Kukuleganga and the other in
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On 3 January 2008 the government informed Norway of its decision to quit the ceasefire, with it the ceasefire officially ended on 16 January 2008, following several bombings in the capital. Along with the ceasefire operations of the SLMM also ended.
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At present the army has deployed 12 divisions and forming 4 more in while carrying out combat operations. Since 2004 the Sri Lankan Army maintains a battalion and support units of around 1000 personnel in the United Nations peacekeeping operations.
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were committed by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and the LTTE, with most civilian casualties in the final phases of the war being blamed on indiscriminate Sri Lankan Army shelling and the LTTE being blamed for using civilians as a human buffer. The
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and the government has chosen the military to provide this training. In November 2011 it was announced that the military would take over the maintenance of the country's three international cricket stadiums from the financially troubled
1754:(MINURSO). Sri Lanka has sent staff officers to serve in the UN Headquarters in New York. The Institute of Peacekeeping Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL) was established to train UN peacekeepers in Sri Lanka.
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The growth of the Ceylon Armed Forces was slow due to lack of foreign threat, since Ceylon maintained cordial relations with its neighbor India and had a defence treaty with Britain. In the 1950s it was mainly employed in
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is the commercial arm of the Air Force established in the 1970s. It was inactive during the civil war but after its end the business has started functioning again, taking advantage of the country's booming tourism.
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is the Ambassador to Indonesia; Major General Udaya Perera is the Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia; Major General Jagath Dias is the Deputy Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland and the Vatican; Major General
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was established to monitor the ceasefire and certain progress archived until the LTTE withdrew from the peace talks in 2003. Although the ceasefire continued no peace talks took place till 2005. In 2006, the
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assisting the police. There was an attempted coup in 1962 by a group of reservists, which led to cuts in military spending and the disbandment of several regiments. This, together with the lack of an
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soared, the Army bought vegetables from farmers and then sold them to the public at below market prices. Some of the vegetables came from military farms. The Army also runs a travel agency called
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of the SLA. Boxed into a small land area north of Mullaitivu, the LTTE with its remaining cadres and leadership was effectively trapped, with this land mass being slowly reduced until May 2009.
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is the Governor of Northern Province; Mohan Wijewickrema s the Governor of Eastern Province; Rohan Daluwatte is the Chairman of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority; and Lieutenant General
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The military was redistricted to its bases but was soon involved in another insurrection by the JVP in the south of the island from 1987 to 1989. In the north, tension increased with the
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OECD DAC, DAC Guidelines and Reference Series, Security System Reform and Governance, A DAC Reference Document, 2004, Box 4A2.2. Defense reform as a political process, p.100
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2381:(SLEME) is responsible for the production of armoured vehicles and other equipment to the armed forces and have produced several MRAP-type vehicles such as the Unibuffel.
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and the IPKF leading to open war with the two suffering heavy casualties. In 1990 the IPKF pulled out and the war commenced with the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and the LTTE.
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accused the Sri Lankan Armed Forces of committing widespread and often extremely brutal sexual violence against both Tamil females and males alike in a report in 2015.
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for the three armed services and many specialized training schools and centers members of the Sri Lanka armed forces have a high-level training and professionalism.
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saw Ceylon Armed Forces mobilizing for combat operations. for the first time and its size grew rapidly. The insurrection was brought under control in a few months.
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in Asia and Africa. At the end of the war it has grown in size to that of an independent brigade, but was de-mobilized in 1946 and disbanded in 1949. In 1937 the
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Sri Lanka has a military history going back to more than 2000 years. The roots of the modern Sri Lankan military lead back to the colonial era when the
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has never been imposed in Sri Lanka. As of 2021 it is the 14th largest military in the world, with 1.46% of the Sri Lankan population actively serving.
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was established (later renamed as the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (CRNVR)), it was mobilized for war in 1939 and was incorporated into the
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which had been supplied by sea and air for over 10 years after its recapture in 1995. Shortly thereafter Mullaitivu was recaptured by the
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such as supervision of the collection of rubbish, demolition of low income housing and even decoration of the streets during festivals.
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which was the first major peacekeeping operation undertaken by the United Nations. This was followed by a second contingent in 1961.
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Many senior military commanders have been appointed to senior positions in the diplomatic and civil services: Air Chief Marshal
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First peacekeeping deployment of the island's armed forces took place in 1960, when Ceylon held the Commonwealth Seat as a
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Referring to the overseas military training given to Sri Lanka, the U.S. government's contribution at a higher level. The
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Research and Development Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy and the Research and Development Wing of the Sri Lanka Air Force.
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confirmed that 6,261 personnel of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces had lost their lives and 29,551 were wounded during
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for personnel that have taken part in successful, notable and high-risk operations: the first of these was the
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in Haiti, with at least 134 soldiers being accused of sexually abusing nine children from 2004 to 2007.
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during the final stages of the civil war found "credible allegations" which, if proven, indicated that
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established local militias to support their wars against the local Kingdoms. The British created the
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Today the training of all armed services are carried out in Sri Lanka. With a Defence University, a
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programs helping to standardizing and strengthening the country's military greatly.
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Daniel, Donald C. F.; Taft, Patricia; Wiharta, Sharon (30 July 2008).
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2536:, awarded in 2001. The armed forces (especially the Army) awards
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The highest military decoration awarded by the tri-forces is the
2255:
2055:
1951:
1933:
1853:
1822:
1786:
1636:
1632:
709:
470:
465:
100:
583:(MoD). The three services have around 346,700 active personnel;
4967:
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
3123:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
3037:"Report of the UNSG's panel of experts on accountability in SL"
2615:
2462:
2370:
2362:
2319:
1902:
1871:
1791:
965:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
407:
371:
5767:
4680:
2178:
The following Units are known to conduct special operations:
892:. Thus establishing a land route to the government controlled
3478:"UNITED NATIONS MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA"
2953:"Sri Lanka hails record military deployment as toll hits 213"
2366:
2354:
2327:
2303:
970:
448:
443:
383:
359:
3718:"Army-Manufactured Mali-bound Unibuffels Ready for Shipment"
3426:"AP Investigation: UN troops lured kids into Haiti sex ring"
3212:
848:. This is the biggest military deployment of the peacetime.
4471:"Helitours dressed up; ready to go as a commercial venture"
2985:"The Last Day of Prabhakaran, D.B.S. Jeyaraj, Daily Mirror"
2532:. The most recent commemorative decoration awarded was the
2465:
4x4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) manufactured by
2158:, which is under direct command of the Ministry of Defence.
2054:, who exercises his command from the Naval Headquarters in
1848:
1752:
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
825:
799:
4249:"Estimated income - Rs. 1115 b., expenditure –Rs. 2220 b."
3130:
2671:
is the Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN; Admiral
2630:
From 2011 all undergraduates are required to take part in
2399:(CRD) is the Research and Development organisation of the
1919:
760:
in the north of the island. This was the beginning of the
708:, left it ill-prepared for the insurgency launched by the
4665:
4208:
4645:
4273:"Sri Lanka army becomes vegetable vendor as prices rise"
3821:"First locally-made MBRL takes pride of place at parade"
3589:"Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2021-02-01"
3011:"Last phase of Sri Lanka war killed 6,200 troops - govt"
2658:
is the High Commissioner to Pakistan; Air Chief Marshal
931:
during the war, particularly during the final stages. A
4710:
Extract from article about recent fighting, August 2006
3215:"Sri Lanka earmarks record amount for defence spending"
3115:"Report of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL)"
1658:
977:
List of military operations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
1748:
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic
4660:
4655:
2679:
is the High Commissioner to Australia; Major General
2163:
Sri Lanka Prisons Emergency Action and Tactical Force
4651:
The official web site of the Government of Sri Lanka
4447:"Ripples as Navy sails into whale-watching business"
3188:"South Asia | Sri Lanka defence budget to soar"
2866:"Ceylon Becomes the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka"
2443:
Wave Rider Class patrol boats which were donated to
2343:
International Military Education and Training (IMET)
1758:
Foreign deployment of Armed Forces Personnel (2019)
746:
Sri Lankan Civil War and the Second JVP Insurrection
4546:"Sri Lankan universities are no place for the army"
4521:"Sri Lanka students fight military training scheme"
4352:"Army's new civilian role - is this a good signal?"
2683:is the chargé d'affaires in Eritrea; Major General
2501:
Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka
1667:
Sri Lanka Army Peacekeeper with the US Marine Corps
881:(where the LTTE had its headquarters) and close to
4320:"SLA opens 'luxury' resort in occupied Tamil land"
2967:"CFA, SLMM cease to operate by Jan 16, Defence.lk"
2012:BTR-80 Armoured Personnel Carrier - Sri Lanka Army
923:Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War
245:4,574,833 females, age 16-49 (2010 est.)
233:5,466,409 females, age 16-49 (2010 est.)
4137:"Armed, dangerous and building their own empires"
4072:"Lanka hands over upkeep of stadiums to military"
3615:"Sri Lanka, PRIMARY THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY"
3398:Peace Operations: Trends, Progress, and Prospects
3394:
3241:"Sri Lanka hikes defense spending to record high"
2169:tasked with security and riot control in prisons.
783:(IPKF) was sent to Sri Lanka to establish peace.
243:4,177,432 males, age 16-49 (2010 est.),
231:5,342,147 males, age 16-49 (2010 est.),
6083:
4618:Abeywickrema, Mandana Ismail (23 January 2011).
2842:The military history of Ceylon : an outline
2069:In recent years it had played a key role it the
4496:"University Students To Be Trained By Military"
3350:. Manchester University Press. pp. 100–129
3213:Anusha Ondaatjie / Bloomberg (9 October 2008).
2695:are board members of the Water's Edge Complex.
813:. The phase of the war that followed, known as
4691:Library of Congress Foreign Military Relations
4494:Abeywickrema, Mandana Ismail (24 April 2011).
3607:
2252:General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
1612:to the Ministry of Defence. Prior to 1978 the
5753:
5381:
5019:
4962:United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
4729:
4033:
4031:
3693:"Our Customers - Solas Marine Lanka Pvt. Ltd"
2920:"Suicide Bomber Kills President of Sri Lanka"
2832:
2830:
2828:
2826:
2379:Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1888:
1703:United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti
910:On 22 May 2009, Sri Lankan Defence Secretary
692:(RCyN) was established. Finally, in 1951 the
4617:
4493:
4377:"Army to build a five star hotel in Colombo"
4197:
4195:
4193:
4191:
4189:
4167:
4130:
4128:
4126:
4124:
4122:
4120:
4118:
4116:
4097:"Rewarding Illegality; Enthroning Injustice"
4029:
4027:
4025:
4023:
4021:
4019:
4017:
4015:
4013:
4011:
3029:
679:watching the Ceylon Light Infantry training.
5978:Centre for Defence Research and Development
4671:General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy
4416:
4414:
4298:"The Continued Militarization of Sri Lanka"
4066:
4064:
4062:
4060:
4058:
3343:
2836:
2805:"SL Navy exports 9 Patrol Craft to Nigeria"
2662:is the Ambassador to Israel; Major General
1557:in their rival quests for dominance of the
5760:
5746:
5388:
5374:
5026:
5012:
4736:
4722:
4420:
4345:
4343:
4341:
4339:
4094:
2823:
2724:"In Defense of Sri Lanka's Defense Budget"
2555:
2534:Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal
2266:Defence Services Command and Staff College
2210:Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment Special Force
1808:
1750:(MINURCA); and military observers for the
1712:MINUSTAH was followed by deployments of a
971:Major operations of Sri Lanka armed forces
565:Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
4870:Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
4562:
4264:
4186:
4113:
4095:Gunasekara, Tisaranee (6 November 2011).
4008:
2494:
1777:
946:with regard to any alleged violations of
718:
4571:"Sri Lanka army to run cricket stadiums"
4568:
4518:
4463:
4411:
4270:
4201:
4168:Hemmathagama, Ashwin (23 October 2011).
4088:
4055:
3643:. U.S. Department of State. 12 July 2007
3420:
3418:
3376:. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka
3136:
3075:
3051:
2096:
2038:
2007:
1690:. Six peacekeepers were dispatch to the
1662:
1525:
1033:
1025:
1017:
736:
670:
651:when its units were deployed along with
594:
5899:Financial Crimes Investigation Division
4972:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
4957:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
4708:Full-scale fighting flares in Sri Lanka
4543:
4336:
4295:
3570:Home Guard Service, Ministry of Defence
1721:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
1575:
1521:
563:is the overall unified military of the
14:
6084:
5395:
4483:from the original on 21 December 2011.
4459:from the original on 23 November 2011.
4349:
4225:"Defence Ministry adds UD to its name"
4051:from the original on 14 February 2014.
3874:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
3557:"Task Force, Sri Lanka Police Service"
2917:
2550:Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medals
2188:Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment
2118:
1839:
1746:(MINUSMA); a helicopter flight in the
1590:Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
5741:
5369:
5007:
4717:
4632:from the original on 28 January 2015.
4607:from the original on 6 November 2011.
4583:from the original on 7 November 2011.
4569:Haviland, Charles (3 November 2011).
4389:from the original on 7 November 2011.
4332:from the original on 7 November 2011.
4260:from the original on 20 October 2011.
3415:
3137:Kodikara, Chulani (8 February 2019).
2397:Centre for Research & Development
1736:United Nations Mission in South Sudan
1692:United Nations Operation in the Congo
1038:Defence Annual Expenditure since 1988
666:
27:Combined military forces of Sri Lanka
5955:Directorate of Military Intelligence
5166:Directorate of Military Intelligence
4772:Kotte conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
4374:
4271:Haviland, Charles (7 January 2011).
4134:
3856:from the original on 27 October 2016
3801:from the original on 6 February 2019
3795:"SL to manufacture a 20-barrel MBRL"
3775:from the original on 26 January 2019
3673:from the original on 4 February 2019
3621:from the original on 10 January 2009
3299:from the original on 21 October 2016
3273:from the original on 14 October 2015
3247:from the original on 6 February 2015
3221:from the original on 5 December 2013
3194:from the original on 5 December 2013
2898:from the original on 19 August 2007.
2675:is the Ambassador to Japan; Admiral
2528:, the military equivalent being the
1659:Deployments in peacekeeping missions
1544:during 2022 Colombo Naval Exercise.
1054:Cumulative expenditure (Billion) Rs
788:1987–89 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)
4508:from the original on 29 April 2011.
4435:from the original on 17 April 2010.
4296:Bateman, Gibson (22 October 2011).
4202:Haviland, Charles (14 March 2011).
4149:from the original on 21 August 2011
3071:from the original on 18 April 2011.
3047:from the original on 23 April 2011.
2811:from the original on 27 August 2018
2622:for tourists and a vegetable shop.
2481:Special Combat All-Terrain Vehicles
1567:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1048:Appropriated endowment (Billion) Rs
630:
24:
6066:Prime Minister's Security Division
5914:Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police
5699:Dependencies and other territories
4823:1173 Polonnaruwa invasion of Chola
4676:Media Center for National Security
4285:from the original on 11 June 2012.
4204:"Sri Lanka army opens travel wing"
3813:
1620:for Defence and External Affairs.
1051:Supplementary funding (Billion) Rs
25:
6108:
6071:Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division
5894:Criminal Investigation Department
4639:
4558:from the original on 4 June 2016.
4533:from the original on 23 May 2011.
4519:Haviland, Charles (19 May 2011).
4421:Samarajiva, Indi (4 April 2010).
4233:. 17 October 2011. Archived from
4080:. 5 November 2011. Archived from
3921:from the original on 30 June 2018
3126:. 16 September 2015. p. 117.
2261:National Defence College, Colombo
2173:
1608:for defence, and recently by the
907:while he was attempting to flee.
725:1971 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)
6025:Air Force Regiment Special Force
6017:Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
5227:Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
5079:
5065:
5051:
5035:
4750:
4544:Hensman, Rohini (14 June 2011).
3641:"Sri Lanka: Security Assistance"
2918:Gargan, Edward A. (2 May 1993).
2511:Uththama Pooja Pranama Padakkama
2473:
2455:
2436:
2417:
2409:Equipment developed in Sri Lanka
2339:Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
2193:Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
2183:Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment
1921:
1890:
1841:
1810:
1779:
770:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
637:Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers
464:
453:
442:
424:
412:
400:
388:
376:
364:
352:
305:
304:
257:162,587 females (2010 est.)
169:
145:
121:
81:
68:
55:
40:
5661:States with limited recognition
4808:Anuradhapura invasion of Pandya
4611:
4587:
4537:
4512:
4487:
4439:
4393:
4375:Dias, Supun (6 November 2011).
4368:
4312:
4289:
4241:
4217:
4161:
3983:
3958:
3933:
3907:
3882:
3838:
3787:
3761:
3736:
3710:
3685:
3655:
3633:
3581:
3563:
3549:
3525:
3496:
3470:
3444:
3388:
3362:
3337:
3311:
3285:
3259:
3233:
3206:
3180:
3107:
3091:. 16 April 2011. Archived from
3003:
2977:
2959:
2945:
2755:from the original on 1 May 2018
2544:in 1983, while the latest (the
2235:Military academies in Sri Lanka
2139:comes under the control of the
2127:, as well as another under the
1688:United Nations Security Council
5707:British Indian Ocean Territory
4843:Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts
4813:Chola conquest of Anuradhapura
4135:Bedi, Rahul (20 August 2011).
3504:"List of Member State pledges"
3143:. Cambridge University Press.
2911:
2902:
2880:
2858:
2797:
2781:. 30 June 2013. Archived from
2767:
2741:
2716:
2639:. The Army has taken over the
2632:compulsory leadership training
2483:manufactured in Sri Lanka for
2348:
1677:United Nations Emergency Force
1569:or more commonly known as the
1561:; at one point these were the
942:to advise him on the issue of
13:
1:
6097:Defence agencies of Sri Lanka
6061:President's Security Division
5299:Sri Lanka Civil Defence Force
4941:Operation Prosperity Guardian
4170:"Government May Borrow More!"
3452:"UN PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS"
3190:. BBC News. 10 October 2007.
2868:. Ney York Times. 23 May 1972
2710:
2570:Air Travel Services (Pvt) Ltd
2542:Vadamarachchi Operation Medal
2156:Sri Lanka Civil Defence Force
2058:. Established in 1950 as the
1548:also visible in the distance.
1022:2016 Sri Lanka Defence Budget
4987:
4902:Great Rebellion of 1817–1818
4833:Malay invasions of Sri Lanka
4302:Journal of Foreign Relations
3083:"Summary of UN Panel report"
2092:
831:Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission
657:Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force
627:. It was disbanded in 1873.
7:
5817:Inspector General of Police
2698:
2530:Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
2428:developed medium range UAV
2228:
1756:
1008:2008 SLA Northern offensive
579:; they are governed by the
10:
6113:
5960:State Intelligence Service
5807:Chief of the Defence Staff
5451:People's Republic of China
5248:Rapid Action Boat Squadron
5131:Commander of the Air Force
5116:Chief of the Defence Staff
4782:1987–1989 JVP insurrection
3825:The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
3722:Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst
3663:"Sri Lanka Ordnance Corps"
3319:"Background of the UNEF 1"
2641:Hambantota Cricket Stadium
2498:
2280:Naval and Maritime Academy
2271:Sri Lanka Military Academy
2232:
2222:Rapid Action Boat Squadron
2107:
2032:
2001:
1981:
1967:
1949:
1918:
1887:
1869:
1838:
1807:
1776:
1655:, who have much autonomy.
1653:Commander of the Air Force
1629:Chief of the Defence Staff
1013:
974:
948:international human rights
920:
850:
794:Indian Peace Keeping Force
791:
785:
781:Indian Peace Keeping Force
749:
722:
590:
360:People's Republic of China
255:167,026 males (2010 est.),
189:Chief of the Defence Staff
178:Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd)
6051:
5986:
5968:
5945:
5922:
5879:
5851:
5843:Ministry of Law and Order
5825:
5812:Ministry of Law and Order
5781:National Security Council
5779:
5697:
5659:
5401:
5332:
5307:
5286:
5261:
5235:
5209:
5200:
5174:
5161:National Security Council
5146:
5139:
5093:
5048:
5042:Armed Forces of Sri Lanka
4980:
4949:
4795:
4764:
3149:10.1017/9781316676028.009
2645:Pallekele Cricket Stadium
2601:Colombo Municipal Council
2507:Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
2393:supplies larger vessels.
1594:National Security Council
1030:2014 Defence Budget graph
537:
481:
476:
437:
347:
333:
326:
316:
298:
293:
289:18,000 (UN peace keeping)
283:
273:
261:
249:
237:
225:
215:
207:
202:
187:
183:
161:
137:
113:
106:
94:
48:
39:
34:
5970:Research and development
4892:Second Kandyan–Dutch War
4600:Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
4476:Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
4452:Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
4382:Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
4253:Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
3697:www.solasmarinelanka.com
3088:Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
2424:Sri Lanka Air Force and
2383:Naval Boat Building Yard
2165:, which comes under the
1929:Central African Republic
1563:United States of America
988:1987–89 JVP insurrection
155:Anura Kumara Dissanayake
131:Anura Kumara Dissanayake
6007:Special Forces Regiment
5717:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
5217:Special Forces Regiment
4887:First Kandyan–Dutch War
2892:www.lankanewspapers.com
2556:Non-military activities
2449:Government of Sri Lanka
2028:
1997:
1618:Parliamentary Secretary
993:Vadamarachchi Operation
960:crimes against humanity
506:Second JVP Insurrection
6030:Special Airborne Force
5793:President of Sri Lanka
5274:Special Airborne Force
5269:Regiment Special Force
4993:Ceylon in World War II
4142:The New Zealand Herald
2691:and Air Chief Marshal
2637:national cricket board
2526:Weerodara Vibhushanaya
2495:Awards and decorations
2485:Sri Lanka Marine Corps
2445:Seychelles Coast Guard
2204:Special Airborne Force
2105:
2062:it was renamed as the
2046:
2013:
1707:child sex ring scandal
1668:
1586:President of Sri Lanka
1549:
1039:
1031:
1023:
905:Velupillai Prabhakaran
777:Indo-Sri Lankan Accord
719:First JVP Insurrection
694:Royal Ceylon Air Force
680:
600:
561:Sri Lanka Armed Forces
502:First JVP Insurrection
35:Sri Lanka Armed Forces
6092:Military of Sri Lanka
6038:Special Boat Squadron
5937:Sri Lanka Coast Guard
5315:Sri Lanka Coast Guard
5243:Special Boat Squadron
5126:Commander of the Navy
5121:Commander of the Army
4853:Battle of Mulleriyawa
4818:Polonnaruwa–Pagan War
4803:Battle of Vijithapura
4777:1971 JVP insurrection
3243:. 28 September 2014.
3041:The Island, Sri Lanka
2664:Nanda Mallawaarachchi
2212:- Sri Lanka Air Force
2206:- Sri Lanka Air Force
2198:Special Boat Squadron
2167:Department of Prisons
2104:Headquarters, Colombo
2100:
2083:Special Boat Squadron
2052:Commander of the navy
2042:
2011:
1740:combat convoy company
1666:
1649:Commander of the Navy
1645:Commander of the Army
1542:SLNS Sindurala (P624)
1529:
1037:
1029:
1021:
983:1971 JVP insurrection
846:2017 Sri Lanka floods
811:sack two SLN gunboats
758:Tamil militant groups
737:Republic of Sri Lanka
731:1971 JVP Insurrection
674:
617:Ceylon Rifle Regiment
598:
312:1.45 billion (2023)
5988:Special forces units
5932:Civil Security Force
5636:United Arab Emirates
5320:National Cadet Corps
4934:Cocos Islands mutiny
4865:Dutch–Portuguese War
4787:Sri Lankan Civil War
4308:on 26 November 2011.
4039:"In bigger barracks"
3771:. 28 November 2018.
3593:cabinetoffice.gov.lk
3344:AKSU, EŞREF (2003).
2844:. South Asia Books.
2840:(20 November 1987).
2677:Thisara Samarasinghe
2673:Wasantha Karannagoda
2618:, a boat service to
2574:north of the country
2071:Sri Lankan civil war
1684:Non-permanent member
1576:Command organization
1546:SLNS Samudura (P261)
1538:SLNS Sayurala (P623)
1534:SLNS Gajabahu (P626)
1522:Strategic importance
998:Operation Balavegaya
937:UN Secretary-General
875:Kilinochchi District
869:and moving into the
766:conventional warfare
762:Sri Lankan Civil War
752:Sri Lankan Civil War
641:Ceylon Defence Force
510:Sri Lankan Civil War
163:Secretary of Defence
6053:Protective security
5838:Ministry of Defence
5798:Minister of Defence
5287:Paramilitary forces
5156:Ministry of Defence
5149:Committees/Councils
5106:Minister of Defence
5087:Sri Lanka Air Force
4858:Campaign of Danture
4701:25 May 2006 at the
4686:Library of Congress
4666:Sri Lanka Air Force
4603:. 5 November 2011.
4455:. 30 January 2011.
4350:Jayasuriya, Ranga.
4256:. 16 October 2011.
4182:on 26 October 2011.
4109:on 8 November 2011.
4084:on 6 November 2011.
3797:. 6 February 2019.
2693:Roshan Goonetilleke
2656:Jayalath Weerakkody
2401:Ministry of Defence
2129:Minister of Justice
2125:Ministry of Defence
2119:Paramilitary forces
2110:Sri Lanka Air Force
2102:Sri Lanka Air Force
1759:
1714:mechanized infantry
1625:combined operations
1610:Permanent Secretary
1598:Ministry of Defence
1588:, is nominally the
912:Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
871:Mullaitivu District
779:was signed and the
706:intelligence agency
581:Ministry of Defence
577:Sri Lanka Air Force
139:Minister of Defence
88:Sri Lanka Air Force
18:Sri Lankan military
5999:Special Task Force
5904:Special Task Force
5396:Militaries of Asia
5333:Ranks and insignia
5294:Special Task Force
5101:Commander-in-Chief
4929:Easter Sunday Raid
4696:Peace in Sri Lanka
4423:"Military Tourism"
4328:. 5 October 2011.
3575:2014-03-07 at the
2973:on 8 January 2008.
2924:The New York Times
2838:Muttukumaru, Anton
2647:and the Air Force
2564:In early 2011, as
2245:Military Academies
2218:- Sri Lanka Police
2216:Special Task Force
2137:Special Task Force
2106:
2047:
2019:National Guardsmen
2014:
1757:
1699:infantry battalion
1669:
1550:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1003:Operation Riviresa
681:
667:Dominion of Ceylon
601:
334:Domestic suppliers
285:Deployed personnel
6079:
6078:
6012:Commando Regiment
5909:Sri Lanka Customs
5853:Military branches
5772:national security
5735:
5734:
5363:
5362:
5328:
5327:
5282:
5281:
5222:Commando Regiment
5111:Defence Secretary
5001:
5000:
4828:Pandyan Civil War
4364:on 25 April 2012.
3067:. 16 April 2011.
3043:. 16 April 2011.
2689:Jagath Jayasuriya
2685:G. A. Chandrasiri
2681:Amal Karunasekara
2649:Premadasa Stadium
2519:missing in action
2289:Air Force Academy
2145:counter-terrorist
2060:Royal Ceylon Navy
1995:
1994:
1641:Air Chief Marshal
1602:Minister of State
1519:
1518:
918:since July 2006.
867:Vavuniya District
805:In 1994, a brief
702:internal security
690:Royal Ceylon Navy
567:encompassing the
557:
556:
348:Foreign suppliers
275:Reserve personnel
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1227:
1223:
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1213:
1209:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1195:
1194:
1191:
1188:
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1181:
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1177:
1174:
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1129:
1125:
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1107:
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1101:
1097:
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1079:
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1073:
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1060:
1056:
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792:Main article:
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738:
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720:
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668:
665:
632:
629:
592:
589:
573:Sri Lanka Navy
569:Sri Lanka Army
555:
554:
541:
535:
534:
533:
532:
527:
522:
517:
483:
479:
478:
474:
473:
439:
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435:
434:
432:United Kingdom
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345:
344:
335:
331:
330:
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296:
295:
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287:
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277:
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270:
263:
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185:
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180:
165:
159:
158:
141:
135:
134:
117:
111:
110:
104:
103:
98:
92:
91:
75:Sri Lanka Navy
63:Sri Lanka Army
52:
46:
45:
37:
36:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
6109:
6098:
6095:
6093:
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5700:
5696:
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