Page 24 - jmaos_book_new

“Deterrence through Detection” UNCLASSIFIED

Navy’s Perspective on Maritime Air Operations

Maritime Security Objectives Envisioned

51. Over the next five years’ action will be taken in the pursuit of following Maritime

Security Objectives envisioned to further develop our approach to maritime safety,
security, prosperity and international cooperation while upholding laws, regulations,
and norms to deliver a free, fair, and open maritime domain. These Maritime Security
Objectives shall inform at focusing on core functional areas for our maritime forces.

a. Protecting Our Homeland and Population. Achieve the most effective

maritime security framework for our maritime domain, ports and infrastructure
while deterring the external aggressions from sea and ensuring the protection of
Population including nationals deployed overseas during hostilities and
disasters.

b. Responding to Threats. Acquire capabilities and expertise in responding
to new and emerging maritime threats in order to achieve maritime safety and
security.

c. Ensuring Prosperity. Ensuring the security of international shipping, the

unimpeded transmission of goods, information and energy to support continued
global development and our economic prosperity.

d. Compliance to Our Values. Championing the United Nations Convention

on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and national laws as the legal framework within
which all activities in the ocean and seas are carried out whilst ensuring rule
based good order at sea.

e. Supporting a Secure, Resilient Ocean. Foster stability in the Indian

Ocean to work towards an ocean that is effectively governed, clean, healthy, safe,
productive, and biologically diverse while achieving United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (UNSDGs).

Core Functions of our Maritime Forces

52. Deducted through the above mentioned envisioned Maritime Security Objectives
in order to operate effectively in our maritime domain and unique context, the Sri Lanka
Navy primarily focuses on Maritime Domain Awareness(MDA), Defence, Deterrence,
Maritime Security and Sealift as core functions. These core functions provide the
rationale to plan, organize, task and control our limited assets and resources to achieve
the desired strategic effects in our Focal Areas of Interests envisioned in the
‘NAVSTRAT-2030’. In order to execute the core functions with efficacy the SLN aspire
for an optimum level of readiness, flexibility, sustainability and mobility integrated to
the fleet, basin structure and people. In this regard mobility is an enduring concern

19

UNCLASSIFIED “Deterrence through Detection”