Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka)

Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol.(Deep Penetration Unit)
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol.(Deep Penetration Unit)
Active	1996–present
Country	Sri Lanka
Allegiance	Directorate Military Intelligence of Sri Lanka Army.
Branch	Sri Lanka Army
Type	Special Operations
Role	Counter Terrorism, Black operations, Special reconnaissance, Reconnaissance and sabotage in deep battlespace, mainly targeting of enemy commanders.
Size	Classified
Nickname(s)	Mahasohon brigade
Engagements	Sri Lankan Civil War Other classified
Decorations	2 Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Colonel Raj Vijayasiri RWP, RSP; Lieutenant Colonel J.A.L Jayasinghe, PWV, WWV, RWP, RSP †; Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff RWP †

The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) (Sinhala: දිගු දුර විහිදුම් බලකාය Digu Dura Vihidum Balakaya) is a Covert Operation unit of Sri Lanka Army. This unit is also known as the Deep Penetration Unit (DPU). Colonel Raj Vijayasiri of the Special Forces regiment is credited as the main figure who introduced the DPU concept first to Sri Lankan army.

LRRP units carry out the most complex and dangerous military operations in Sri Lanka, During the Sri Lankan Civil War. LRRP units have been successful in assassinating several high-level commanders of the LTTE in LTTE-held territory.

The LRRP suffered a setback when a safehouse was raided by the police; they arrested several personnel along with weapons. Before the misunderstanding was later cleared out and the arrested released, the names of the personnel involved in the units were released to the public media, resulting in the assassination of several of them. The LRRP was later reformed and has resumed its activities following the resumption of hostilities after a ceasefire between the government and the LTTE was canceled.