01st February 2023 14:49:19 Hours
On the eve of the 75th National Independence Day anniversary, 8 Senior gunner Officers (both serving and retired) who had maintained exceptional, distinguished, unblemished and loyal service of moral and military conduct for not less than 25 years were conferred with the ‘Vishishta Seva Vibushanaya’ (VSV) decoration on 1st February 2023 by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency the President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a conferment ceremony at the President’s House in Kandy.
26th January 2023 14:39:48 Hours
All Artillery Guns and Equipment guns which are to displayed at the 75th National Independence Day Parade was inspected by the Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and the Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Artillery, Major General W A S S Wanasinghe RSP USP ndu and the Director, Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (DEME) Major Genral J A R S K Jayasekara USP psc on 26 January 2023 at Sri Lanka Artillery Regimental Centre, Panagoda.
03rd January 2023 08:46:31 Hours
Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Artillery Major General WASS Wanasinghe RSP USP ndu assumed duties as the 50th Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force on 22 December 2022 at the Volunteer Force Headquarters premises Kosgama.
06th June 2022 12:42:40 Hours
Sri Lanka Artillery bid farewell to Major General DMAP Dissanayake RWP RSP USP ndu IG, Major General KTADS Kolambathantri RWP RSP USP psc IG, Major General GWL Mahinkanda on 03 June 2022, who retired after serving more than 34 years in the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army. Farewell formalities were held in its customary way at Artillery Regimental Headquarters, Panagoda.
04th February 2022 12:50:34 Hours
Graduation Ceremony of the Long Gunnery Staff Course (LGSC) FD – 17, which commenced from 15 March 2021 to 29 January 2022, was held on 29 January 2021 at School of Artillery, Minneriya.
30th December 2021 23:57:34 Hours
Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe RSP USP ndu assumed office as the 22nd Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery on 23rd December 2021 in a grandiose ceremony held at Regimental Headquarters, Panagoda.
30th December 2021 18:07:54 Hours
Sri Lanka Artillery bid farewell to outgoing 21st Colonel Commandant Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda ndc IG on 21 December 2021, who retired after serving more than 35 years in the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army. Ceremony was held in its customary way at Artillery Regimental Headquarters, Panagoda.
23rd December 2021 09:43:35 Hours
Artillery Colours Night 2015/2021, which is one of the much-anticipated and glamorous event, conducted first time in the history of the Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery on 12 December 2021 at Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksha Theatere. The Chief of Defence Staff and the Commander of the Army General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil graced the occasion as the chief guest with the invitation of Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda ndc IG.
06th December 2021 11:44:23 Hours
The School of Artillery was able to conduct field firingwith help of 122mm Gun Howitzers which are considered as the ‘Basic Gun’ for artillery training, after more than seven years of pause, on 19th and 20th November 2021. Artillery field firing which was conducted at the Field Firing Range Maduruoya, has officially terminated from April 2014 and then inaugural field firing was carried out at the new Field Firing Range at Tempitiya on 16 July 2021 by firing 120mm Light Mortars.
21st November 2021 21:17:47 Hours
The Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army and the Colonel Commandant of Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda ndc IG marked his visit to 9th Field Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery at Sinhapura on 12 November 2021.
