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12th October 2022 08:58:51 Hours
The newly appointed National Sports Selection Committee had its first committee meeting at the Office of Chief of Defence Staff this afternoon (07 October 2022). Chairing the session, the Chief of Defence Staff and head of the committee, General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil welcomed the new committee members. He also gratefully recalled the dedication and untiring commitment of former members of the committee and expressed his gratitude for their exceptional service rendered during the last two years.
11th October 2022 08:42:48 Hours
General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil, the Chief of Defence Staff, attended the Inauguration Ceremony of the College of Military Engineering and Technology Sri Lanka held last evening (13 October 2022) at the Eagles’ Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya.
10th October 2022 16:28:52 Hours
The newly appointed Chief of Staff of Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS), Major General S R B Aluvihare RWP RSP ndu psc assumed his office this morning (10 October 2022) during a brief ceremony.
10th October 2022 16:25:10 Hours
Major General Udaya Kumara RSP USP USAWC psc assumed duties as the new Director General General Staff of Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) upon religious observances.
07th October 2022 16:14:20 Hours
Air Commodore TI Fernando BA (Hons) (Def Stu) ndc psc MBA MDS PG Dip in Def Mgt assumed office as the new Director General (Coordinating) of the Office of Chief of Defence Staff during a brief but formal ceremony.
06th October 2022 14:22:25 Hours
The retiring Air Vice Marshal Prasanna Balasooriya USP, MMS, MBA, MDS, BA (Defence Studies), MIM (SL), ndc, Hdmc, psc having discharged a successful office of tenure as the Director General Coordinating at the Office of Chief of Defence Staff, called on General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc Mphil, the Chief of Defence Staff at his office afternoon today (05 September).
05th October 2022 07:49:45 Hours
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil welcomed the delegation from Switzerland and the Defence Attache who visited the Office of Chief of Defence Staff today (04 October 2022) for the preliminary session in streamlining the 5 th Defence Attaché Orientation Course. The delegation was comprised of Colonel Laurent Currit, the Course Director, Colonel Garraux, Defence Attache of Switzerland to Sri Lanka based in India and Ms Barthelme, the Course Coordinator.
06th July 2022 08:51:31 Hours
Senior Constitutional lawyer and legal luminary Mr Gomin Dayasiri who passed away 1st (Friday) July 2022, was one of the most exuberant senior lawyers who voiced firmly and aptly in the national and international arena of the legitimacy, correctness and justification of the Sri Lankan Military during the 3 decades of war. With his explicit and unique way of projecting facts over the principles, he was instrumental in brokering the rightful recognition to the Sri Lankan Armed Forces amidst plethora of distorted, fabricated and inexcusable allegations by fractions akin to LTTE terrorists.
28th April 2022 14:56:18 Hours
Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Team (SL CERT) successfully conducted a one-day training programme on Cyber Security for Tri Service officers on 27th April 2022 at the Regimental Headquarters of Sri Lanka Armoured Corps, Modara under the guidance of Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc MPhil.
22nd April 2022 10:15:38 Hours
Initial coordination conference was held at Office of Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) with Tri Service, Police and Civil Security Department stakeholders to discuss the administrative arrangements of the National Vesak Festival - 2022 which is to be held at Kuragala Ancient Buddhist Monastery.
