Sri Lanka to downsize military by 2030 with 100,000 Army personnel, 40,000 Navy, and 18,000 Air Force

⭕ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 will reduce its military size, with the Army decreasing to 100,000 personnel by 2030

⭕ The Navy will be reduced to 40,000 personnel and the Air Force to 18,000, as part of a broader effort to modernize Sri Lanka’s 🇱🇰 defence forces

⭕ President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the military will become more technically advanced despite the reduction in size

⭕ The current military equipment is aging, with many aircraft and weapons nearing expiration, requiring special training for Navy personnel to operate old vessels

⭕ The President criticized the practice of granting service extensions to military leaders and the ineffective Chief of Defence Staff role often given to subordinates or loyalists