Event News
2026
October
Captain Dharmasiri Herath assumes duties as first Commandant of Special Boat Squadron Training School
Captain Dharmasiri Herath officially assumed duties as the first Commandant of the Special Boat Squadron Training School (SBSTC) at the Special Boat Squadron Headquarters (SBSHQ) in Trincomalee on 29 September 2026.
UNODC integrated training programme on countering drug trafficking by sea concludes on successful note
The first phase of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) integrated training programme on countering drug trafficking by sea concluded at the Special Boat Squadron Training School (SBSTS), Trincomalee on 2 ...
KDU Vice Chancellor calls on Navy Commander
The Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Air Vice Marshal Indika Wickramasinghe, called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando at Navy Headquarters in Colombo to...
SLNS Rangalla welcomes new Commanding Officer
Captain Arosha Jayathunga formally assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Rangalla today, 2 October 2026.
New Commanding Officer takes helm of SLNS Hansaya
Lieutenant Commander Nuwan Chathuranga assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Hansaya at Nicholson Cove Jetty today, 2 October 2026.
Navy repairs Muttur Muslim Girls’ College under Clean Sri Lanka programme
Renovated classrooms and sanitation facilities at Muttur Muslim Girls’ College in Trincomalee were handed over to students today, 1 October 2026, following a joint initiative supported by the Royal College Old Boys’ E...
Navy supports renovation of Medawelana Maha Vidyalaya in Hambantota
Renovated classroom buildings and sanitation facilities at Medawelana Maha Vidyalaya in Tissamaharama, Hambantota, were handed over to the use of students on today, 1 October 2026, following a joint initiative support...
Navy extends hyperbaric oxygen therapy to civil community
The Sri Lanka Navy provided hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to a child on medical recommendation, using the specialised hyperbaric facility at the Navy Diving Unit in the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee.
September
Navy Commander and senior naval officers awarded Vishista Seva Vibushanaya (VSV)
Fourteen (14) senior officers of the Sri Lanka Navy, including the Commander of the Navy, were awarded the Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (VSV) medal today, 30 September 2026.