By Shamindra Ferdinando On the eve of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Shavendra Silva’s retirement, Defence Secretary ...

The LTTE command was re-structured again in 1984, Ravindran alias Pandithar was appointed overall commander of the LTTE in Sri Lanka. Pandithar was stationed in Jaffna. Kittu functioned as commander ...

Unveils cost-effective defence protocol with plans for modernisation; Office of Chief of Defence Staff abolished CDS Gen.

Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya (Retd), a military officer with over 35 years of service, assumed duties as the Chief of National ...

General Shavendra Silva yesterday asserted that he wanted to avoid civilian casualties at all costs caused by military fire ...

General Shavendra Silva is slated to retire as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and from active service of the Sri Lanka Army ...

Sayura returned to the island last Tuesday after successfully participating in the Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise (SLINEX) 2024. The bilateral exercise, aimed at enhancing maritime cooperation between ...

The marines have some larger special operations units. In 2022 the marines activated its first of three Littoral Regiments. This one is based in Hawaii and called the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment ...

COLOMBO: Twenty years after the massive Indian Ocean tsunami wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka, some survivors are still trying to pick up the pieces. Those living in poorly-constructed settlements ...

Fighters from the 8th Separate Special Operations Regiment have killed 77 North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk Oblast over the past three days. Source: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces on ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 23 – The Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Charles Kahariri has visited the 30 Special Forces Regiment at their barracks to assess the unit’s operational readiness. The ...

General Discharge CIA Special Operations: The SECRET World of America’s Black Ops Units Posted: December 19, 2024 | Last updated: December 19, 2024 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is home ...