The Sri Lanka Signals Corps (SLSC) (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංඥා බලකාය Shri Lanka Sana Balakaya) is a combat support corps of the Sri Lanka Army, responsible for providing military communications, information technology and electronic warfare support. The corps is made up of two signals brigades, ten regular regiments and one volunteer regiment. It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and information systems. It is headquartered at the Panagoda Cantonment.

Colonel Commandant Sri Lanka Signal Corps

History Established on October 19, 1943, as a part of the Ceylon Defence Force it was reformed as a troop of signals February 9, 1950 following the formation of the Ceylon Army in 1949. The initial task of this troop was to provide communications between Army HQ and its branches. In 1949, the Volunteer Signals unit was commanded by Lt Col CR De Silva. By the end of 1950 this troop had 1 Officer and 17 other ranks and their tasks included establishing a signals office at Army HQ, provision of a signal dispatch service, manning a switch board and the construction and maintenance of underground as well as field cables. In May 1951 another Signals Office was established in Diyatalawa to serve the Garrison HQ which was just formed at that time. By October 1, 1951, the troop was raised to a squadron with a strength of 4 officers and 142 other ranks.

In 1951 formal approval was granted to wear the Royal Signals badges with the additional scroll "CEYLON" on it and to adopt the Royal Signals march Begone Dull Care as the regimental march of the Ceylon Signals Corps and in 1959 the 1st Regiment of the Ceylon Signals was formed with Lt Col DV Brohier was appointed as its first Commanding Officer.

In 1972 with Sri Lanka proclaiming itself a republic, the Corps was renamed as the Sri Lanka Signals Corps. In 1980 a new Volunteer squadron was raised. The Corps has expanded to a level of a Signals Brigade with integral signals units under HQ Chief Signal Officer at the highest level of command in performing the classic role. The Signals Corps provides support to the combat and support arms by providing communications, electronic warfare and information technology support in the battle field and at the rear. All these signal units and sub-units administratively come under the aegis of the Regimental Centre located at Panagoda Cantonment.

Organization

Unit Established Head Of The Establishment BaseHQ Chief Signal Officer12 March 2007Major General K M G Bandaranayake USP ndc pscArmy Headquarters, Akuregoda Directorate of Information Technology 1 March 2010 Brigadier MR Hameem USPArmy Headquarters, Akuregoda1 Signal Brigade15 June 1988Brigadier PPC Perera psc Army Camp, Salawa, Kosgama.2 Signal Brigade4 December 2023Brigadier TS LiyanagunawardanaArmy Camp, Menerigama, Padukka.Regimental Centre19 October 1990Brigadier PHN ChandrasekaraArmy Cantonment, PanagodaSchool of Signals15 July 1991Col DMS Dissanayake USP pscBoowelikada, Kandy1 SLSC14 October 1958Major J M D K Madhuchandra USP (Officiating)Army Camp, Iranamadu, Kilinochchi 3 SLSC9 March 1989Lieutenant Colonel KMIP Hemapala USP pscArmy Camp, Vasavilan, Palaly4 SLSC5 June 1991Lieutenant Colonel WHMJ Wijerathna USP pscArmy Camp, Ranasewapura, Anuradhapura5 SLSC1 March 1994Maj TMND Thennakoon USP pscPadukka6 SLSC (IT) 3 December 1996 (RFT Unit)16 June 2014 Lieutenant Colonel H M G U I B Herath USP pscArmy Headquarters, Akuregoda7 SLSC 23 August 2022Major SJDS Samarawickrama USP psc (Offg)Menikkanda, Diyatalawa9 SLSC15 July 2008Lieutenant Colonel R M K U K Ratnayake USPArmy Camp, Vattappalai, Mullaitivu10 SLSC (CT) 13 August 2000 (as the Signal Base workshop)24 April 2015Lieutenant Colonel J Kumar psc ptscArmy Cantonment, Panagoda11 SLSC (IT)23 August 1990 (as the Electronic Data Processing Unit)21 September 2010 Lieutenant Colonel MC TukkawaduArmy Camp, Salawa, Kosgama12 SLSC (CS)25 January 2017Lieutenant Colonel NWPGP Indrajith USPArmy Camp, Salawa, Kosgama2 (V) SLSC7 August 1980(as the 1st (Volunteer) Squadron)13 April 1999Lieutenant Colonel N P S M Sisira Kumara psc (Officiating)Welikanda

Past Regimental Commanders and Colonel Commandants Name From ToMajor General KMG Bandaranayake USP ndc psc2025.12.16Up to dateMajor General GLSW Liyanage USP nps psc2025.01.152025.11.25Major General IHMRK Herath USP ndc psc2024.01.042025.01.03Major General KAWS Ratnayake ndu2023.03.042024.12.31Major General HMLD Herath RSP USP psc2022.06.062023.03.02Major General PAJ Peiris ndu2021.01.152022.06.05Major General DAPN Dematanpitiya ndu psc2020.02.262021.01.14Major General NM Hettiarachchi USP psc Hdmc MMS2019.04.262020.02.24Major General BHMA Wijesinghe USP ndu psc2017.04.162019.04.26Major General KRP Rowel RWP USP ndu psc2015.15.072017.04.16Major General RA Kaduwela2014.05.072013.04.10Major General SAPP Samarasinghe RSP psc2014.05.072015.05.06Major General EP de Z Abeysekera USP2010.05.252014.05.07Brigadier EP de Z Abeysekera USP2009.07.162010.05.25Brigadier TF Meedin RSP Ldmc MMS MIT2008.01.162009.07.16Major General YSA de Silva USP psc2005.11.292008.01.16Brigadier YSA de Silva USP psc2004.08.192005.11.29Maj General AMCWB Senevirathna USP ndc psc2004.05.142004.08.19Brigadier YSA de Silva USP psc2003.12.222004.05.14Maj General AMCWB Senevirathna USP ndc psc2001.07.20 2003.12.22Brigadier KJN Senaweera RSP USP Ldmc2000.08.232001.07.20Maj Gen AMCWB Senevirathna USP psc1998.02.232000.08.23Brigadier AMCWB Senevirathna psc1997.01.201998.02.23Brigadier HGN Padmasiri1996.01.011997.04.30Brigadier AMCWB Senevirathna psc1993.12.011996.01.01Colonel AMCWB Senevirathna psc1993.10.221993.12.01Brigadier KA Gnanaweera 1992.12.011993.10.22Brigadier CJ Abeyrathne1988.07.151992.12.01Colonel CJ Abeyrathne1988.04.251988 .07.15

Notable officers

Lieutenant Colonel DV Brohier - First Commanding Officer, Ceylon Signals Corps Brigadier C. T. Caldera - second Commanding Officer, Ceylon Signals Corps Lieutenant Colonel Basil R. Jesudasan - former Commanding Officer, 2nd Volunteer Signals, Ceylon Signals Corps & accused conspirator in the 1962 coup d'état attempt Major General Piyal Abeysekera (also known as E.P. de Z. Abeysekera) USP, MSc - former Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka ArmyMajor General W.J.T.K. Fernando psc - former CO, 1SLSC Major General C.J. Abayaratna VSV, USP - 1st Colonel Commandant, SLSC, former Signals Brigade Commander & former CO, 1SLSC Major General A.M.C.W.B. Senewiratne VSV, USP, psc - 4th Colonel Commandant, SLSC & former CO, 3 SLSC Major General Y.S.A. de Silva USP - 5th Colonel Commandant, SLSC, former Signals Brigade Commander & former CO 4 SLSC Major General Tuan Fadyl Meedin RSP, Ldmc - 6th Colonel Commandant, SLSC, 1st Chief Signals Officer (CSO), Chief Innovations Officer (CIO), Signals Brigade Commander, Chief Controller- Centre for Research & Development (MOD), Centre Commandant & former CO-1 SLSC Major General S A P P Samarasinghe RSP psc - 2nd Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 13th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General R A Kaduwela - 3rd Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army Major General K R P Rowel RWP USP ndu psc USACGSC - 4th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 14th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General B H M A Wijesinghe USP ndu psc - 5th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 15th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General N M Hettiarachchi USP psc Hdmc - 6th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 16th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General D A P N Dematanpitiya ndu psc - 17th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General W P A K Thilakarathne psc - 7th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army Major General P A J Peiris ndu - 8th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 18th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General H M L D Herath RSP VSV USP psc - 9th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 19th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General K.A.W.S. Ratnayake ndu - 10th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 20th Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General I H M R K Herath USP ndc psc - 11th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 21st Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General G L S W Liyanage USP nps psc - 12th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 22nd Colonel Commandant - SLSC Major General K M G Bandaranayake USP ndc psc - 13th Chief Signal Officer - Sri Lanka Army, 23rd Colonel Commandant - SLSC

Alliances - Royal Corps of Signals

Order of precedence

Abbreviation CSO - Chief Signal Officer PWV- Parama Weera Vibhushanaya WV - Weerodara Vibhushanaya WWV - Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya RWP - Rana Wickrama Padakkama RSP - Rana Sura Padakkama VSV - Vishista Sewa Vibhushanaya USP -Utthama Seva Padakkama psc - passed staff college ndu - national defense university IT - Information Technology CS - Cyber Security CT - Communication Technology

References

External links Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Signals Corps