Event News
Navy beach cleaning programmes coincide with National Marine Resources Conservation Week

On the sidelines of International Coastal Cleanup Day, a National Marine Resources Conservation Week had been declared under the theme 'Clean Sea – A Clean Beach'. Filled with overwhelming compassion towards such initiatives, Sri Lanka Navy also conducted a number of clean-up campaigns at beaches around the island.
29 Sep 2020
Commander of the Navy pays floral tribute to fallen war heroes at Arali Point

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne paid floral tribute to the legendary war veterans including the late Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa, Major General Wijaya Wimalarathne and then Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Mohan Jayamaha, who made supreme sacrifice for motherland, at the special war heroes’ memorial at Araly Point on 27th September 2020.
28 Sep 2020
SLNS ‘Shilpa’ marks its 13th anniversary

The 13th anniversary of SLNS ‘Shilpa’ in the Western Naval Command celebrated its 13th anniversary on high note, on 27th September 2020.
28 Sep 2020
Commander of the Navy makes sudden visit to Northern Naval Command

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, after being appointed as the 24th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, left for Northern Naval Command for a sudden visit on 26th September 2020.
28 Sep 2020
13th Anniversary of SLNS ‘Kelani’ celebrated on proud note

SLNS ‘Kelani’ in the Western Naval Command proudly celebrated its 13th anniversary on 25th September 2020.
26 Sep 2020
JMSDF ships depart after successful naval exercise

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships which arrived in Sri Lanka on 23rd September 2020, departed from the island yesterday (24th September), on successful completion of a combined naval exercise carried out with the Sri Lanka Navy.
25 Sep 2020
Australian High Commissioner meets Commander Eastern Naval Area

The High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka His Excellency David Holly met with the Commander Eastern Naval Area at the Command Headquarters, on 24th September 2020.
25 Sep 2020
Newly appointed Pakistan Defence Advisor pays courtesy call on Commander of the Navy

Colonel Muhammad Safdar Khan, the newly appointed Defence Advisor at High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters today (24th September 2020).
24 Sep 2020
Two (02) JMSDF ships arrive at port of Colombo

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships ‘Kaga’ and ‘Ikazuchi’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a two-day goodwill visit today (23rd September 2020).
23 Sep 2020
VBSS Instructor Course begins in Trincomalee

The inauguration of Visit Board Search & Seizure (VBSS) Instructor Course conducted for the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard personnel, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Maritime Crime Programme, was marked at the Special Boat Squadron Training School in Trincomalee on 21st September 2020.
23 Sep 2020