Defence Secretary General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne stressed the importance of providing the armed forces with cutting-edge tools and technologies in the current era of dynamic and unpredictable conflicts.
General Gunaratne made these remarks at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte as the Chief Guest during the membership certificate and identity card awarding ceremony of the College of Military Engineering and Technology, Sri Lanka (CMETSL).
The establishment of CMETSL, a brainchild of Gen. Gunaratne, aims to foster professional collaboration among the tri-forces by creating a common platform for their work. The Defence Secretary presented a selected group of officers from the tri-forces with their membership certificates and identity cards for CMETSL during the event.
Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Jayantha Kularatne, President of CMETSL Rear Admiral (Dr) Ravi Ranasinghe, Vice Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Rear Admiral Dammika Kumara, and adviser to CMETSL Major General Renuka Rowel (retired) attended the event.
