DefenceTalkSri Lanka Wednesday announced plans to replace its ageing jet fighters to better defend its maritime borders including rich fishing grounds, seven years after the island’s separatist war ended. Cabinet approved President Maithripala Sirisena’s proposal to call for expressions of interest from global manufacturers to sell Sri Lanka the jets, government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sri-lanka-to-replace-its-ageing-fighter-jets-67987/

DefenceTalkCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called Tuesday for closer military cooperation with Sri Lanka on an official visit to the island. Pakistan was a key supplier of arms and aircraft for Sri Lanka’s military in their battle against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels during the civil war that ended in May 2009. In […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-seeks-closer-military-ties-with-sri-lanka-66275/