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This is a list of all combat and combat support regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army. Armoured. Sri Lanka Armoured Corps; Infantry. Regular Army Sri Lanka Light ...
The professional head of the army is the Commander of the Army, at present Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage. [1] He is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka). [2] The Commandant of the Volunteer Force is head of the Army Volunteer Force and is responsible for the administration and recruitment of all reserve units and personnel.
Listed here are Regiments of the Sri Lanka Army. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A. Sri Lanka Artillery (2 C, 3 P) C.
For the purposes of parading, the regular army & the volunteer force of the Sri Lanka Army is listed according to an order of precedence. Sri Lanka Armoured Corps; Sri Lanka Artillery; Sri Lanka Engineers; Sri Lanka Signals Corps; Sri Lanka Light Infantry; Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment; Gemunu Watch; Gajaba Regiment; Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.
Commandos on Independence day parade. In 1977 Lt. General Denis Perera issued a call to combating terrorism in Sri Lanka, a decision was made by the Army HQ to raise a special counter-terrorist unit. Maj. Sunil Peris from 1st Gemunu Watch, Capt. Sarath Handapangoda from 1st Sinha Regiment and three other ranks were selected as a Core Group and training commenced in the Ella Camp, Army Training ...
The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army, with vehicles such as the T-55AM2 main battle tank; the BMP infantry fighting vehicle; and the BTR-80 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers. It comprises five regular armoured regiments, a volunteer regiment, and a regimental band.
Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (4 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Sri Lanka Army" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.