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  2. Defence.lk - Wikipedia

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    Defence.lk is the official web portal of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka. [1] At the conclusion of the Sri Lankan Civil War it was the Sri Lanka's 7th most viewed web site, with an average daily hit rate of over 8.8 million in May, 2009.

  3. Sri Lanka Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Sri Lanka Army - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Sri Lanka Armed Forces Training Institutions - Wikipedia

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    The institutions under the Army Training Command that train officers and other ranks of the Sri Lanka Army are: . Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA)(Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා විද්‍යාපීඨය) [1] - The Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa provides initial training for all regular army officers.

  6. Army War College (Sri Lanka) - Wikipedia

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    The Army War College (AWC) is a defence service training institution of the Sri Lanka Army located in Buttala, Monaragala District, Uva Province.The AWC provides command and staff courses for mid career officers of Sri Lanka Army as well as to a limited number of officers from Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force and officers of various allied forces.

  7. Defence Services Command and Staff College - Wikipedia

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    The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is situated at Batalanda, Makola (South) 12 Kilometers away from Colombo and its aim to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of experienced officers of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy & the Sri Lanka Air Force to prepare them for the ranks of junior field officers in the army and the respective ranks of the Navy and Air ...

  8. Volunteer Force Training School - Wikipedia

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    The Volunteer Force Training School Diyatalawa (VFTS Diyatalawa) is the primary training facility for the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force.Traditionally, training of the Ceylon Defence Force took place at Diyatalawa Garrison with the annual training camp becoming a regular fixture.

  9. Infantry Training Centre (Sri Lanka Army) - Wikipedia

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    The Infantry Training Centre (ITC) (Sinhala: පාබල පුහුණු මධ්‍යස්ථානය, romanized: pābala puhuṇu madhyasthānaya) is a unit of the Sri Lanka Army responsible for both basic and advanced training of Soldiers and Officers joining the infantry.