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26th November 2025 18:23:19 Hours
25th November 2025 21:05:48 Hours
A delegation from the Army War College, Mhow, India, visited the Army War College, Buttala, Sri Lanka, under the Directing Staff Exchange Programme, strengthening the longstanding professional ties between the two regional military training institutions. The delegation was headed by Brigadier Shashi Bhushan Ghildiyal, accompanied by Colonel Pradeep Singh Bura and Colonel Abhishek Saxena.
25th November 2025 20:59:44 Hours
The Senior Command Course 15 undergoing training at the Army War College Buttala, successfully concluded the Exercise 'Eagle Strike', a comprehensive Counterinsurgency (COIN) exercise, conducted from 14 to 22 November 2025. The exercise aimed to train Student Officers in planning and executing brigade-level COIN operations, with a focus on pacification operations and military aid to civil authority.
25th November 2025 20:41:14 Hours
Army War College recently hosted a prestigious Diners’ Club session, focusing on the intricacies of command experience, a vital aspect of military leadership. The event, held on 22 November 2025, featured Major General KVNP Premaratne RSP USP nps psc, Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, as the esteemed Guest Speaker.
17th November 2025 09:42:48 Hours
The Army War College, Buttala, Sri Lanka, recently played host to a significant visit from Lt Col Mandeep Singh Negi, Assistant Defence Advisor of the Indian High Commission in Colombo. The visit underscored the strong bilateral defence cooperation between India and Sri Lanka, particularly in relation to the upcoming Indo-Lanka Friendship Sports Complex project.
10th November 2025 22:23:06 Hours
The Army War College (AWC), Sri Lanka’s premier institution for higher military education, successfully conducted its first-ever Seminar on Extremism on 08 November 2025. This landmark event, initiated under the visionary leadership of the Commandant, Major General PS Subath Sanjeewa RSP nps psc, marks a significant milestone in the College’s continued endeavour to understand, anticipate, and effectively address the complex and evolving threats posed by extremism in all its forms.
10th November 2025 21:59:50 Hours
The Army War College, Sri Lanka, recently concluded a highly successful six-day Instructor Exchange Programme with the Army War College, India, held from 27 October 2025 to 1 November 2025. This initiative underscores a mutual commitment to enhancing professional military education and strengthening the enduring defence partnership between the two nations.
27th October 2025 11:46:33 Hours
The Army War College hosted a Diners’ Club session on 23 October 2025, focusing on ‘Modern Warfare’. The event featured Mr. Nilanthan Niruthan, Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Security Studies (CLASS), Colombo, as the Guest Speaker.
22nd October 2025 10:15:50 Hours
A team of Defence Attachés accredited to Sri Lanka were welcomed by Major General PS Subath Sanjeewa RSP nps psc, the Commandant Army War College Buttala and hosted a meet and greet session for the distinguished guests whilst on their way back to Colombo after visiting south eastern areas of Sri Lanka on 21 October 2025.
21st October 2025 15:54:07 Hours
Student Officers from the Senior Command Course 15 (SCC 15), comprising 51 Senior Student Officers, Junior Command Course 34 (JCC 34), comprising 70 Student Officers, and Junior Staff Course 30 (JSC 30), comprising 30 Student Officers, currently undergoing training at the Army War College (AWC) Buttala, embarked on an educational study visit to the Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA), Diyatalawa on 19 October 2025. The visit was organised as part of the course curriculum to enhance and refresh knowledge related to key military drills and procedures of the Sri Lanka Army.