MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA Conflict Conflict occurs as one potential outcome of political competition between human wills, and can rapidly escalate into armed hostilities between adversaries in ...

PRINCIPLES OF WAR Surprise Surprise can produce results out of all proportions to the effort ex- pended and is closely related to security. The ability of the land force to disperse and rapidly ...

MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA Sri Lanka Navy Hydrographic Service (SLNHS) On 13th March 1984, as a national effort, the National Hydrography Office (NHO) was established under the National Aquatic ...

MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA When the enemy matched the 23mm Typhoon weapon system mounted on FAC, a weapon with long range over enemy was greatly in need and hence the procured 30mm gun was fixed ...

THE ENABLERS OF MARITIME POWER Industry An effective affiliation with international and national industry is vital for the development and support of sophisticated naval forces. Navies are ...

MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA Developing of Core Competencies Executive Branch The path to command is through the Executive or the Seaman branch. Only sea-going officers of the Executive Branch can ...

MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA Operational warfare at and from the sea is the only means of orchestrating and tying together naval tactical actions within a larger design that directly contributes to ...

MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA to conduct themselves on operations. It is also a body of professional knowledge and a common basis for understanding the nature and conduct of armed conflict. Mission ...

NAVY PLANNING guidance with the commander’s governing factors to develop multiple COAs. Then they examine each prospective COA for validity by ensuring suitability, feasibility, acceptability, ...

MARITIME FIGHTING POWER Figure 6.1- The Components of Maritime Fighting Power 51 The conceptual component sits over the moral and physical components, not because it is necessarily more important, but ...

MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA Figure 11.1 – The Navy Planning Process 92 Step One: Mission Analysis Mission analysis drives the NPP. As the first step of the process, its purpose is to produce a ...

MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA Principles of War The principles of war influence the conduct of war in its widest sense. At the strategic level they provide criteria against which courses of action ...