Sri Lanka, July 20 -- The Sri Lanka Navy rescued a fisherman from a local fishing trawler that encountered distress due to adverse weather conditions off the Eastern coast of Sri Lanka. The rescue ...

The 10th Navy Open Shooting Championship, organised by the Sri Lanka Navy, concluded successfully following events held from 1 to 12 July 2026 at the Small Bore Firing Complex, Welisara. The awards ...

A fisherman who was in distress due to adverse weather conditions has been rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy, on Friday, July 17, SLN said. The local fishing trawler that encountered distress off the ...

The Sri Lanka Navy rescued a man who had gone missing at sea during a search and rescue operation conducted approximately 15 ...

Sri Lanka, July 16 -- During a co-ordinated operation, the Navy along with the Police Special Task Force (STF), arrested a suspect and seized 5,575 bottles of illegally stored liquor in ...

Colombo, June 22 (Daily Mirror) – The United States today announced the provision of a Fleet Broadband satellite communications system worth approximately US$4 million (over Rs. 1.2 billion) to the ...

To enlist in the military, you must take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test and get a good score. In the Navy, every member is given a code known as a Navy Enlisted ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka marked a significant milestone in strengthening its maritime defence capabilities as the vessel P-628 Samudravijaya, gifted by the Government of the United States, was ...

The Sri Lanka Navy ship SLNS Suranimala left the Colombo port today (14) for Malé, Maldives, to participate in the 17th edition of the "DOSTI XVII – 2026" naval exercise. The Navy reports that the ...

On successful completion of their basic naval training, a total of 419 recruits successfully passed out in a vibrant ceremony held at the main parade ground of SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa on 29 Apr 25.

Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Vijayabahu which took part in the multinational naval exercise AMAN – 2025, hosted for the ninth time by Pakistan Navy, arrived the island on successful completion of the ...

As part of Exercise AMAN-25 currently underway in Karachi, Pakistan, the host country’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf visited ships of foreign navies including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, ...