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The Special Task Force (STF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකාය Visesha Karya Balakaya; Tamil: சிறப்பு அதிரடிப் படை) is the tier one police tactical unit of the Sri Lanka Police specialising in anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, clandestine and covert operations, combat and patrolling in urban areas ...
Special forces is a term used to describe relatively small military units raised and trained for reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and special operations. This is a list of special forces of Sri Lanka .
Pages in category "Sri Lankan Special Task Force officers" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Shani Abeysekara
Special Task Force may refer to: Special Task Force (SAPS), a South African police tactical unit; Special Task Force (Sri Lanka), Sri Lankan Police Counter-Terrorist force; Special Task Force (India) an Indian Counter-Terrorist force; Special Task Force on Organised Crime; Special Task Force of National Anti-Drug Department – Slovakia
The Special Forces Regiment (SF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ බලකාය Visēsha Balakāya;) is a special forces unit of the Sri Lanka Army. Founded in 1986 as a combat tracker team, it was established as a regiment in 1988, and later expanded into a brigade .
Sri Lanka: Service history; In service: 1987–present: Used by Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka Air Force Special Task Force: Production history; Designer: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [1] Designed: 1985: Manufacturer: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [1] Produced: 1987–Present: Variants: Mark I to Mark ...
Special Boat Squadron troops, during the independence day Parade. The SBS was modeled after the Special Boat Service of the Royal Navy.In its role as a naval special forces unit it takes up a wide variety of operations such as amphibious raids, maritime counter-terrorism, reconnaissance and target indication, combat swimmer missions and small boat operations.
As the LTTE began using radio communications, the Sri Lanka Signals Corps began a SIGINT role, along with the Sri Lanka Navy that used its naval vessels to gather SIGINT. [1] In 1990, the Directorate of Military Intelligence and the Military Intelligence Corps was established formalizing the ad-hoc military intelligence units that existed prior ...