Sri Lanka Navy Sunday launched the third edition of the annual Colombo Naval Exercise (CONEX), onboard Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Sayurala at the port of Colombo, the Navy Media Unit said.

The CONEX-21 exercise is scheduled to be held in seas off Colombo from 08th to 10th of this month. Naval Fleet Command is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the exercise and smooth execution of the planned serials in next three days.

Met with much success over the past two years (2019 and 2020), the naval exercise kicked off for the third consecutive year Sunday with the precedence of Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet, Rear Admiral Bandara Jayathilake onboard SLNS Sayurala.

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