The Sri Lankan Navy received 10 rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) and a radar-based maritime surveillance system from the United States at a ceremony at the naval dockyard in Trincomalee on 8 November.rnUnder section 1206 of the US National Defense Authorization Act, the US Department of State is allowed to transfer equipment and training to partner nations to deter global terrorist activity.rnA spokesman from the Sri Lankan Navy told Jane's that the RHIBs will be used for boarding operations and to counter smuggling activities carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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