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Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps

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Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Industries

Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Factory

With the expansion of the Sri Lanka Army, Ordnance Factory was detached from Sch of Ord and estb as an independent org. It was declared open by then the Commander of the Army Lt Gen RMD Rathnayake WWV RWP RSP USP ndu psc on 01 September 2014.

The prime objective of Ord Factory to produce iron beds, web eqpt, shoes, repair of equipment and printing work. The production of iron beds has been launched.

Col HL Guruge AATO is the first and present Commandant of the Ordnance Factory. An establishment of Officers and Other Ranks for the Factory has been sent to the Dte of SD for approval.

First production of 500 beds by the factory after its inception was handed over to then the Commander of the Army Lt Gen RMD Rathnayake WWV RWP RSP USP ndu psc for the use of the Army on 19 September 2014.

Commandants of Ordnance Factory

S/N Rank Name From To
01. Brig HL Guruge AATO 01.09.2014 25.01.2018
02. Brig CU Marasinghe RSP USP 16.02.2018 22.08.2019
03. Brig JPH Gamage USP AATO 08.01.2020 10.09.2020
04. Lt Col WKSP Walakanda USP ato Lsc 03.10.2020 10.01.2023
05. Brig B R A Jayarathne USP ato 11.01.2023 13.12.2023
06. Col CT Siriwardana Lsc AATO (Over loking) 20.12.2023 05.03.2024
07. Col WMAN Warnasooriya ato 06.03.2024 Up to Date