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The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை கடற்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is classed as the country's most vital defence force due to ...
Gabriel missile Sri Lanka Navy Marines Combat All-Terrain Vehicles (CATVs) Sri Lanka Navy Unibuffel APC. Gabriel anti-ship missile; PJ33A 100 mm dual gun naval artillery; Oto Melara 76 mm naval artillery; Typhoon Naval Optronic Stabilized Weapon Platform; CRN 91 Naval Gun; Type 76 dual 37 mm automated antiaircraft artillery; Type 61 shipboard ...
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.
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Dockyard is the largest naval base of the Sri Lanka Navy and a major shipyard located in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Established by the British as the Royal Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee , it was home to the East Indies Station of the Royal Navy during World War II .
The Navy's A543 vessel provides a whale and dolphin watching service for tourists. [51] [54] [56] [62] [66] The Navy also provides a canal-boat service in Colombo from Wellawatta to Nawala, a boat service to Adam's Bridge for tourists and a vegetable shop. [51] [54] [62] Helitours is the commercial arm of the Air Force established in the 1970s ...
SLNS Vijayabahu (P627) (Sinhala: විජයබාහු, romanized: Vijayabāhu) is an Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Sri Lanka Navy. The ship is named after King Vijayabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lanka who founded the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.
The Sri Lanka Naval and Maritime Academy was established on 15 January 1967, and was subsequently commissioned on 15 July 1967 with Instructor Commander M. G. S. Perera as the first Commandant. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] NMA hold the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certification awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution in 2007.
SLNS Parakramabahu (P625) (Sinhala: පරාක්රමබාහු, romanized: Parākramabāhu) is a Type 053H2G class frigate of the Sri Lanka Navy.The ship is the second ship named after King Parakramabahu I, the warrior king of the medieval Sri Lankan Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.