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Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff RWP †. The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) (Sinhala: දිගු දුර විහිදුම් බලකාය Digu Dura Vihidum Balakaya) is a Covert Operation unit of Sri Lanka Army. This unit is also known as the Deep Penetration Unit (DPU). Colonel Raj Vijayasiri of the Special Forces regiment is ...
Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka) Financial Crimes Investigation Division; Sri Lanka Army. Directorate of Military Intelligence (Sri Lanka) Military Intelligence Corps (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka Navy. Department of Naval Intelligence; Sri Lanka Air Force. Directorate of Air Intelligence; Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Financial Intelligence ...
Prime Minister's Security Division (PMSD) is a unit of the Sri Lanka Police charged with the close protection of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is headed by a gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The unit consists of both uniformed and non-uniformed officers who provide close protection and guard Prime ...
The Corps of Engineer Services (CES) a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the Corps of Engineer Services is to design, construct and maintain all buildings, roads and associated facilities such as electricity, water supply and drainage systems used by the Sri Lanka Army, Apart from this, the Regiment is also responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all types of ...
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. [1][3]
These units were formed into the National Home Guard Service in 1986 under the Mobilization of Supplementary Force Act No. 40 of 1985. These home-guardsmen came under the command of the local police becoming one of two paramilitary units under the Sri Lanka Police. The Home Guard Service was re-structured on under the Gazette notification No ...
In other parts of the country, there are Area and Sub-Area Headquarters. Armour, Artillery, Engineers and Signals Units are grouped under Brigade Headquarters of their own arm; Armored Brigade, Artillery Brigade and so on. Following is a list of all combat formations and their commands of the Sri Lanka Army.
49 Jamaica. 50 Japan. 51 Jordan. 52 Kenya. ... 91 Sri Lanka. 92 Sweden. 93 Switzerland. 94 Thailand. ... EOD and subsoil security unit; Cino-technical Operational ...