Centre for Research and Development

The ITN “Venasa” team toured the Centre for Research and Development on 27 February 2019.

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army visited the Centre for Research and Development on 20 February 2019.

The Centre for Research and Development participated in the 71st Independence Day parade held on 04 February 2019.

The CRD received the Merit Award for the R&D Project of the Year at the APICTA Awards held on 13 October 2018 in Guangzhou, China.

The Centre for Research and Development was raised on 30 July 2006. The base for the raising of this National Institution was laid by a cabinet memorandum approved on 29 March 2006. The CRD was created with a vision to establish a world-class science and technology base providing the military a decisive edge, by equipping them with internationally competitive systems and solutions.

Vision

a.Establish a world-class science and technology base.
b.Equip the defence forces with internationally competitive systems and solutions.

Mission

The mission of the CRD is to design, develop and lead to production of State-of-the-Art indigenous solution for defence applications

Mission

Training

• BGIS TRAINING

  GIS technology is very widely used in government, industry, military, and academia to model our world. The Centre for Research and Development is the research institute of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka and one of the pioneers in GIS field.

• Basic Drone Mapping Course

  Drone Mapping and Drone Development or commonly sayingUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are developing aggressively, and many military govenment and non-govenment agencies are considering acquring this technology.

Awards

- National Best Quality ICT Awards - 2018
Gold Award for the Sinhala Braille Charactor Recongnition and Translation Application.

- National Best Quality ICT Awards - 2016
Silver Award for the Epidemic Survey Tracking System (ESTS).

- INFOTEL Exhibition - 2016
Winner of Stall Depecting the Social Impact.

- National Best Quality ICT Awards - 2015
Silver Award for the Global Disaster Risk Analysis Prevention and Mitigation Application.

Organization

The Headquarters CRD is the Command and Control arm of the organisation. The HQ is headed by a Director General, equivalent to a Major General who is assisted by staff consisting of a Deputy Director General and Staff Officers.

a. Technical & Materials Division
b. Admin & Logistic Division
c. Finance Division
d. Training Division