The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera embarked on a formal two-day visit to the Northern Naval Command on 02nd and 03rd August 2023. The visit was aimed at inspecting the progress of key development and welfare projects and operational matters in the Northern Naval Command. In addition, he also addressed a cross section of officers and sailors, regarding their designated role in the Sri Lanka Navy.

The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar which arrived in Trincomalee on 29th July 2023 on a three day formal visit, departed the island today (31st July). The Sri Lanka Navy bade a customary farewell to the departing ship in accordance with naval tradition at the port of Trincomalee.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Destroyer SAMIDARE (DD-106) which arrived in Colombo on 20th July 2023 on a formal visit, departed the island today (29th July). The Sri Lanka Navy bade a customary farewell to the departing ship in accordance with naval tradition at the port of Colombo. SAMIDARE (DD-106) arrived in Sri Lanka with a view to strengthening cooperation with partner navies in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on a formal visit this morning (29th July 2023). The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.

The fully-fledged Cadets’ Mess and accommodation facilities at Southern Campus of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) were declared open by Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) today (28th July 2023). The event was also attended by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera.

A mobile Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant built by the Sri Lanka Navy for the Police Special Task Force (STF) contingent scheduled to join United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations in South Sudan, was formally handed over to STF at its Training School in Katukurunda on 25th July 2023.

As part of another Naval Social Responsibility initiative of the Sri Lanka Navy, a dental clinic and an awareness programme were held for school children at Daranagama Primary School, Biyagama today (27th July 2023). The event which was conducted under the supervision of Director Naval Dental Services, Surgeon Commodore Nandani Wijedoru was graced by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera.

In conjunction with the sixth anniversary of SLNS Sayurala, a beach cleaning programme was conducted at the Hambantota beach today (25th July 2023). The programme was held under the auspices of the Commanding Officer of SLNS Sayurala, Captain Prasanna Hettiarachchi.

The Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised a special Inshore Patrol Craft Handling Course for lady officers who are from various maritime law enforcement agencies. The programme commenced at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 24th July 2023.

The official website of Sri Lanka Navy (www.navy.lk) has won the gold award in the Government Category in the ‘BestWeb.lk 2023’ - Sri Lanka's only website evaluation competition, hosted by LK Domain Registry. In an impressive display of digital prowess, the Navy’s official website has also won the bronze award from over 750 websites contested in the Overall Category.