Iraqi Navy: Capability Requirements and Force Structure Recommendations for 2015 and Beyond

Abstract

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (COMUSNAVCENT) asked the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to identify capability requirements and recommend a force structure for the Iraqi Navy for 2015 and beyond. The goal of this study is two-fold: to provide Iraqi and Coalition personnel with a common assessment of capability requirements and force structure recommendations for the Iraqi Navy, and to provide the Iraqi Navy leadership with an analytical process for determining capability and force structure requirements to meet future needs. The study identifies key factors that are likely to characterize the future Iraqi Navy operating environment, conducts mission analyses, develops concepts of operations (CONOPs) for future missions, derives operational tasks and capabilities to support the CONOPs, and assesses force structure options to meet naval capabilities. The authors identify four missions for the Iraqi Navy in 2015: (1) Oil platform (OPLAT) protection -- the objective of this mission is to protect Iraq's two offshore OPLATs that provide its primary source of income; (2) Maritime security operations -- the objective of this mission is to preserve and protect the fair and legitimate use of Iraqi waters by mariners; to prevent smugglers and others from moving illicit materials through Iraqi water space; to prevent terrorist, insurgent, pirate, or other attacks from or within Iraqi waters; and to prevent the use of the maritime environment as an aid to illegitimate activity ashore; (3) Disaster response -- the objective of this mission is to respond quickly to disasters that occur within territorial waters, or that directly impact Iraqi maritime interests, by rapidly providing forces that are able to control the disaster scene and coordinate consequence management; and (4) Territorial water (TTW) defense -- the objective of this mission is to defend Iraqi TTW from conventional and unconventional threats by deterring, defeating, or neutralizing enemies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA477058

Entities

People

  • Alison C. Lawlor
  • Eric V. Thompson

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Artillery
  • Automatic Identification Systems
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Identification Systems
  • Maritime Security
  • Maritime Security Operations
  • National Security
  • Patrol Craft
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Space