The Government of Japan has agreed to provide about 10 surveillance drones, worth about 500 million yen, to the Sri Lanka Navy, it was reported. According to the Japanese Media, Jiji Press, the agreement was made during a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Tokyo today. This will be Japan’s first provision of defence equipment to Sri Lanka under its official security assistance program. “The stability and development of Sri Lanka, which is located at a strategic point in the Indian Ocean, is extremely important,” Ishiba said at a joint press…
Japan to provide about 10 surveillance drones to Sri Lanka Navy
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