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The Army Headquarters, situated in Sri Jayawardenepura is the main administrative and the operational headquarters of the Sri Lanka Army. Organized and controlled by the Army General Staff at Army HQ, various formations are raised from time to time to suit various security requirements and operation in the country and overseas.
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]
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 ...
Panagoda Cantonment is a cantonment located in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the regimental headquarters of many regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and is an arsenal. It also houses one of the main Military Hospitals operated by the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. It is one of the largest military bases in Sri Lanka.
Military Intelligence Corps; Engineer Services Regiment; Sri Lanka Army Service Corps; Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps; Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps; Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Laphir was born in Kandy to a Muslim family [1] He was the eldest son of seven children born to Dr Mohammad Laphir and Siththi Hanul. He was educated at St. Anthony's College, Kandy where he was an around student, playing cricket and taking part in scouting.
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.
Further development continued in 1985, by both the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) of the Sri Lanka Army [4] and the General Engineering Wing of the Sri Lanka Air Force [5] Both designs were based on the South African Buffels which had been bought in 1985. [6] The air force developed its own APC for the SLAF Regiment in ...