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The Special Forces Regiment (SF) ( Sinhala: විශේෂ බලකාය Visēsha Balakāya ;) is a special forces unit of the Sri Lanka Army. Founded in 1986 as a combat tracker team, it was established as a regiment in 1988, and later expanded into a brigade. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, direct ...
The Regiment Special Force (RSF) is a Sri Lanka Air Forces elite special force unit, which is part of the SLAF Regiment.It was raised in 2006.The RSF Wing is an independent formation of the SLAF and commanded by a Commanding Officer who is responsible to the Commander of the Air Force through Director Ground Operations for the efficient and effective function.
Sri Lanka: Branch Sri Lanka Air Force: Type: Special Airborne forces: Role: Special Operations, VIP Protection, Anti-Hijack and Hostage Rescue operations, Urban warfare, Urban combat rider duties: Part of: Directorate Of Ground Operations, Sri Lanka Air Force: Garrison/HQ: SLAF Headquarters: Nickname(s) SABF: Anniversaries: July 7: Engagements ...
Unconventional warfare. Jungle warfare. Patrolling. Reconnaissance. Part of. Sri Lanka Army. Special Infantry Operation Teams or SIO Teams are special operations capable reconnaissance teams present in every infantry battalion of the Sri Lanka Army. They act as shock troops and spearhead assaults ahead of the battalion. [ 1]
The Special Boat Squadron (abbreviated as SBS) (Sinhala: විශේෂ යාත්රා බලගණය, romanized: Viṣēśa Yāthrā Balagaṇaya; Tamil: சிறப்பு படகு படை, romanized: Ciṟappu Paṭaku Paṭai) is the Sri Lanka Navy's elite special forces unit, modeled after the British Special Boat Service.
Regiment Special Force is an elite Special Forces unit of the Sri Lanka Air Force, part of the SLAF Regiment. It provides highly effective land-based defence and beyond-forward-defence-line assault capabilities.
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The three services have around 346,700 active personnel; conscription has never been imposed in Sri Lanka.
Special forces of Sri Lanka. Special forces is a term used to describe relatively small military units raised and trained for reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and special operations. This is a list of special forces of Sri Lanka .