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The Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) is a mechanized infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army.It is made up of four regular battalions and a volunteer battalion. Establish in 2007 by Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka its battalions are equipped with Type 63 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers make up the Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
Mechanized Infantry Regiment; Volunteer Force. Sri Lanka Rifle Corps; Sri Lanka National Guard; ... Engineer Services Regiment; Sri Lanka Army Service Corps;
The Mechanized Infantry Brigade is a mechanized infantry formation of the Sri Lanka Army. This grouping created a highly mobile brigade equipped with Type 63 , BMP-2 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers .
The 2nd (Volunteer) Regiment was transferred to the Sri Lanka Light Infantry as its 5th (Volunteer) battalion in 1989. [1] Three saber squadrons from the two regiments were deployed for the first amphibious landings made by the army in Operation Balavegaya to break the siege on Elephant Pass. The siege on Elephant Pass made it clear that the ...
The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of Sri Lanka's three armed services. Established as the Royal Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. The Army of approximately 255,000 regular and reserve personnel including 90,000 National Guardsmen and is responsible for overseeing land-based military and ...
Naval Patrolmen Branch is a branch of the Sri Lanka Navy that performs the role of naval infantry.Effectively members of this branch are soldiers of the navy. Originally limited for base and harbour security, in recent years Naval Patrolmen have taken part in offensive and defensive operations against the LTTE in conjunction with the Sri Lanka Army or independently, using both infantry and ...
Many countries around the world maintain marines and naval infantry military units. Even if only a few nations have the capabilities to launch major amphibious assault operations, most marines and naval infantry forces are able to carry out limited amphibious landings, riverine and coastal warfare tasks.
Mechanized Infantry Regiment; Commando Regiment; Special Forces Regiment; Military Intelligence Corps; Engineer Services Regiment; Sri Lanka Army Service Corps;