Navy Commander pays courtesy call on Field Marshal Fonseka
Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah, who assumed duties as the 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, paid a courtesy call on Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka at the Ministry of Regional Development today (01 September 2017).
01 Sep 2017
Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar concludes on successful note
The Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES), second segment of the US Pacific Command’s premier multi-lateral theatre security cooperation event organized in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Navy came to its successful end today (01 September 2017).
01 Sep 2017
Zambian Army Commander visits SLN Inshore Patrol Craft Construction Project in Welisara
The Commander of the Zambian Army, Lieutenant General Paul Hihova who arrived in Sri Lanka to attend the Colombo Defence Seminar 2017, took time off to visit the Sri Lanka Navy’s Inshore Patrol Craft Construction Project (IPCCP) in Welisara today (01 September 2017).
01 Sep 2017
Foundation stone laid for Navy nursing school
The foundation stone laid for the Navy nursing school by the Director Dental Services Surgeon Commodore DH Kularatne at the Welisara Naval Hospital Complex yesterday (31 August 2017).
01 Sep 2017
Navy apprehends 4 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters
Naval personnel onboard Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, on routine patrol, apprehended 04 Indian fishermen along with their fishing trawler for poaching in the Sri Lankan territorial waters about 11.2 nautical miles north-west of the Delft Island on 30th August 2017.
01 Sep 2017
Navy bids farewell to Rear Admiral Sisira Jayakody
The Director General Personnel and Chief Hydrography Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sisira Jayakody bade farewell to the Navy today (31 August 2017).
31 Aug 2017
Ukrainian Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navy
The Defence, Air and Naval Attaché at the Embassy of Ukraine in India, Colonel Oleh Hulak called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters today (31 August 2017).
31 Aug 2017
Zambian Army Commander calls on Commander of the Navy
The Commander of the Zambian Army, Lieutenant General Paul Hihova called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo today (31 August 2017).
31 Aug 2017
Sri Lanka Navy rescues 04 Indian fishermen drowning in Sri Lanka’s northern seas
The Fast Attack Craft, P 494, attached to the Northern Naval Command rescued four (04) Indian fishermen drowning in northern seas in the early hours this morning (31 August 2017).
31 Aug 2017
NOLES Field Training Exercise concludes successfully
The Field Training Exercise (FTX), conducted jointly by the US Marines Forces, Pacific Command (MARFORPAC) and the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) as part of the 16th Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES), concluded successfully at the Welisara Naval Complex today (30 August 2017).
30 Aug 2017