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Navy assists to apprehend 24 persons for engaging in illegal acts
Sri Lanka Navy assisted to apprehend 24 persons engaged in illegal acts at various locations in the island during the past few days. ...
2018-09-04
Lieutenant Commander (ND) Mervyn Paulraj assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Ranavijaya
Lieutenant Commander (ND) Mervyn Paulraj assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), SLNS Ranavijaya, today (03rd September)....
2018-09-03
Exercise KAKADU 18 begins in Darwin, Australia
Exercise KAKADU 18 is a multilateral regional maritime exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy with the participation of many other regional countries. The opening ceremony of KAKADU 18 was held on 31st August 2018 onboard the flagship of Royal Australian Naval fleet HMAS Canberra (L 02) in Darwin, Australia....
2018-09-03
Three hundred and eighty four (384) recruit sailors of 232nd regular intake pass out in Poonewa
Three hundred and eighty four (384) naval recruits belonging to the 232nd regular intake of Sri Lanka Navy, on completion of their basic training, passed out at the main parade ground of SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa on 1st September....
2018-09-03
Sri Lankan champion slicers warmly welcomed at BIA
The 5th Carrom World Cup hosted by the Korea Carrom Federation was held from 24th to 29th August 2018 at Songam Sports Town, Chuncheon in South Korea with the participation of 160 players from 20 countries....
2018-09-01
Ruwandan Minister of Defence visits Southern Naval Command
The Minister of Defence of Ruwanda, General James Kabarebe who arrived in Sri Lanka to attend the Colombo Defence Seminar took time off to visit the Southern Naval Command today (31st August)....
2018-08-31
USS “Anchorage” departs the island on completion of a successful training tour
United States Naval Ship “Anchorage” which arrived at the port of Trincomalee on last 24th Aug. for a training tour, departed the island on 28th August on completion of a successful tour....
2018-08-31
Captain Jagath Kumara of SLN leads Sri Lanka Defence Services Golf Team at 12th World Military Golf Championship in Germany
Sri Lanka Defence Services Golf Team left for Germany to take part in the 12th World Military Golf Championship, on 24th August 2018....
2018-08-31
Differently-abled naval war hero further supported with a cash donation
The Sri Lanka Ex Service Persons Association in the UK, giving further boost to the welfare of a differently-abled naval war hero, donated a sum of Rs 425,000 to Petty Officer (PO) DS Ariyarathna at the Naval Headquarters yesterday (29th August)....
2018-08-30
Lieutenant Commander (ND) Saman Wijesundara assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Jagatha
Lieutenant Commander (ND) Saman Wijesundara assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Fast Gun Boat, SLNS Jagatha, today(29th August)....
2018-08-29
Indian NDC delegation tours Eastern Naval Command
The 14 member delegation of the National Defence College (NDC) India, headed by Major General SC Mohanty toured the Eastern Naval Command yesterday (28th August)....
2018-08-29
Sri Lanka Navy ceremonially takes over United States Coast Guard Cutter ‘Sherman’ at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe officially took over the Ex-USCG “Sherman” into Sri Lanka Navy in a ceremony held at Honolulu, Hawaii, United States yesterday (27th August). ...
2018-08-28
Sri Lanka Navy respond to a high sea distress
SLNS Samudura (an OPV class capital ship) sailed from Port of Trincomalee at 1215 hrs on 17th August 2018 to assist a distressed fishing vessel named “Jaya Isuru 03”which was at the centre of the Bay of Bengal....
2018-08-28
Delegation of Indian NDC visits Naval Headquarters
A 14 member delegation of the National Defence College (NDC) India, headed by Major General SC Mohanty visited the Naval Headquarters in Colombo yesterday (27th August)....
2018-08-28
Navy sniffer dogs in action
Two sniffer dogs belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy Kennels Unit, during a search, detected a consignment of explosives in the general area of Erakkandi in the Eastern Naval Command on 26th August. ...
2018-08-28
