ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව(Sinhala) இலங்கை இராணுவம்(Tamil)
Emblem of the Sri Lanka Army
Founded
October 10, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-10)[1]
Country
Sri Lanka
Type
Army
Role
Land warfare
Size
150,000 personnel[2]
Part of
Sri Lanka Armed Forces
Headquarters
Army Headquarters, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Motto(s)
Latin: Pro Patria "For the Fatherland"
Colours
Gold, blue and orange
Anniversaries
Army Day: 10 October[1]
Engagements
1971 JVP Insurrection 1987–89 JVP Insurrection Sri Lankan Civil War
Decorations
Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
Website
www.army.lk
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
Ranil Wickremesinghe (President of Sri Lanka)
Commander of the Army
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage
Chief of Staff of the Army
Major General W.H.K.S Peiris
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army
Major General G.R.R.P Jayawardena
Notable commanders
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka
General Sepala Attygalle
General Hamilton Wanasinghe
Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa
Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
Major General Bertram Heyn
Major General Anton Muttukumaru
Insignia
Flag
Presidential Colour
Military unit
Sri Lanka Army
Components
Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
List of regiments and corps
Structure of the Sri Lanka Army
History
History of the Sri Lanka Army
Historic senior officers
Equipment
Weaponry and equipment
Leadership and ranks
Commander of the Army
Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
Army ranks
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The Sri Lanka Army (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை இராணுவம், romanized: Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces it's roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.[2]
The Army Headquarters is situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Commander of the Army is the highest appointment in the army who commands the army and is assisted by the Chief of Staff of the Army and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army.[3][4] The Commander-in-Chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the President of Sri Lanka, who heads the National Security Council through the Ministry of Defence, which is charged with formulating, executing defence policy and procurements for the armed forces.[5]
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^"Mahesh Senanayaka new Army Commander". www.dailymirror.lk.
^"Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake appointed as new Army Commander". www.defence.lk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017.
^"Commander-in-Chief Completes One Year in Office". Media Centre for National Security. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
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