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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 ...
Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps. Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police. Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps. Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps. Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestocks. Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps.
As of 2024 the Sri Lanka Army had 150,000 personnel. [1] In 2023 the army had 200,783 personnel and the number was reduced to 150,000 in 2024. [1] In late 1987, the army had a total estimated strength of up to 40,000 troops, about evenly divided between regular army personnel and reservists on active duty.
List of current Sri Lanka Army formations. The professional head of the army is the Commander of the Army, at present Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage. [1] He is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the Army (Sri Lanka). [2] The Commandant of the Volunteer Force is head of the Army Volunteer Force and is responsible for the administration and ...
Military service; Allegiance Sri Lanka: Branch/service Sri Lanka Army: Years of service: 1971–2009: Rank: Field Marshal: Unit: Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment: Commands: Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni Commander of the Army Chief of the Defence Staff: Battles/wars: Sri Lankan Civil War, Insurrection 1987 ...
Sri Lanka Rifle Corps. General Ranjan Wijeratne Lt col Lucky (laxshman) Ratnaweera. The Sri Lanka Rifle Corps (SLRC) is a ( reserve) regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of two volunteer ( reserve) battalions. It has been formed with personnel from the central highlands and the many plantations in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.
In March last year, Sri Lanka secured a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), helping to temper inflation, increase state revenue and rebuild foreign exchange reserves.
Flag. The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army, with vehicles such as the T-55AM2, and type 80/88 main battle tanks; 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.