Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- The government plans to procure four advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Sri Lanka Air Force from Israel Aerospace Industries under a government-to-government arrangement, Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.) told Parliament today.

He said the project aims to strengthen Sri Lanka's maritime surveillance capabilities while enhancing search and rescue operations and disaster response capabilities.

Parliament is scheduled to approve a supplementary estimate of Rs. 4.261 billion today for the establishment of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system.

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