Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

    

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • Exercise “Pacific Angel 2025” successfully concludes

    The Exercise “Pacific Angel 2025” which commenced on Monday (Sep 08) came to a successful conclusion today (12). The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, together with the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Ministry of Defence, marked the conclusion of Exercise Pacific Angel 2025 at a closing ceremony in Katunayake this evening.

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  • 6th PSC Meeting on Landslide Mitigation Held at Defence Ministry

    The 6th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of the Reduction of Landslide Vulnerability by Mitigation Measures Project (RLVMMP), implemented by the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO), was held today (Sep 12) at the Ministry of Defence.

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  • Civil Security Department Marks 19 Years of Dedicated National Service

    The Civil Security Department (CSD) marked its 19th anniversary yesterday (Sep 10) at the Civil Defence Forces Memorial in Mihintale under the patronage of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd). CSD Director General Major General Palitha Fernando (Retd) received the Defence Secretary on arrival.

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  • Deputy Minister of Defence Visits Army Hospital Narahenpita

    Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), paid an official visit to the Army Hospital at Narahenpita recently (Sep 3). Upon his arrival, he was warmly received by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo.

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  • IISS Fellow Meets Deputy Minister of Defence

    Mr. Rahul Roy Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South and Central Asian Defence, Strategy and Diplomacy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), met with Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), yesterday (8 Sep) at the Deputy ministers office  premises.

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  • Strengthening Healthcare and Defence Synergy

    Minister of Health and Mass Media Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, accompanied by Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Defence Secretary and Chairperson of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Board of Management Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), paid an official visit to the University Hospital of the Gene...

  • Indian NDC Delegation Meets Deputy Minister of Defence

    An Indian National Defence College (NDC) delegation, led by Major General Pawanpal Singh, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), yesterday (Sep 1) at his office in Colombo.

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  • Deputy Minister of Defence Reaffirms Commitment to War Heroes’ Welfare

    Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) paid a visit to Abhimansala-3 in Pangolla, Kurunegala, and Abhimansala-1 in Anuradhapura on 29th and 30th of August. These visits reflected not only the Defence Ministry’s broader welfare vision but also its enduring commitment to the wellbeing of differently-abled war heroe...

  • Indian NDC Delegation Meets Defence Secretary

    An Indian National Defence College (NDC) delegation, led by Major General Pawanpal Singh paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today (Sep 01).

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  • ISG Advances Defence Collaboration

    A representative delegation from the United States Institute for Security Governance (ISG) met with Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) on Wednesday (Aug 27) at the Courtyard by Marriott in Colombo.

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  • Deputy Minister of Defence and Defence Secretary Attend 80th Indonesian Independence Day Ceremony in Colombo

    Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), together with the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), attended the 80th Indonesian Independence Day ceremony held at the Ambassador's Residence in Horton Place, Colombo 7, on Wednesday (Aug 27). 

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"The Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force successfully conducted a joint exercise aimed at enhancing operational coordination and strengthening the protection of the nation’s territorial waters, demonstrating the combined capability of sea and air assets to ensure maritime security and sovereignty."