Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka Navy
Sri Lanka Air Forcemilitary service
5,153,597 females, age 15–49
military service
4,281,043 females, age 15–49
age annually
Females: 167,201 (2005 est.)
US $ 1.48 billion (2008 est.)
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| Service branches | Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Mahinda Rajapakse |
| Minister of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order | President Mahinda Rajapakse |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera |
| Military age | 18-49 years of age (2001) |
| Available for military service |
4,933,217 (2005 est.) males, age 15–49, 5,153,597 females, age 15–49 |
| Fit for military service |
3,789,627 males, age 15–49, 4,281,043 females, age 15–49 |
| Reaching military age annually |
Males: 174,049 Females: 167,201 (2005 est.) |
| Active personnel | 157,900 (ranked 35th) |
| Reserve personnel | 50,000 volunteer reserve |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | FY 2004 - ranked 74th US $ 1.48 billion (2008 est.) |
| Percent of GDP | 5% (2008 est.) |
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Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is responsible for the formulation, co-ordination and the execution of policies in relation to the security of the country. Its mission is the formulation and execution of strategies with regard to defence and safeguarding territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka.
The Ministry of Defence is the Sri Lankan government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.
The Ministry of Defence states that its principal objectives are the formulation, co-ordination and the execution of policies in relation to the security of the country. With the end of the Cold War the MOD does not foresee any short-term conventional military threat, at present the main threat to Sri Lanka is from internal terrorism(LTTE). The Ministry of Defence also manages day to day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and defence procurement.
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With Ceylon gaining independence in 1948, the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was formed to administer the country's armed forces and formulate defense and foreign policy. The Prime Minister was also the Minister of Defence and External Affairs, and was supported by a Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and External Affairs who was a member of Parliament. Following the adapting of the new constitution in 1978, two separate ministries, the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs were formed. Since then many presidents retained the portfolio of Minister of Defence under him/her self, except for a few brief periods.
The President of Sri Lanka His Excellency Mahinda Rajapakse is the Minister of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order
In pursuance of the above objectives the Ministry of Defence provides policy directives and guidelines to the Departments functioning under it.
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