Sri Lanka, May 15 -- The US Embassy in Colombo has provided state-of-the-art radiation and chemical detection equipment valued at USD 1 million (299 million LKR) to the Sri Lanka Navy, significantly boosting the country's capacity to detect and respond to nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats in its maritime domain.

This advanced equipment, supplied through the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and its Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD), was officially handed over during a ceremony at Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters on May 15, attended by US Ambassador Julie Chung and Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda.

The equipment enhances the Sri Lanka Navy's ca...