Description of the Military Components role in the improvement of Sea power

Abstract

Given the strategic position of the Islamic Republic of Iran and access to the open waters of the world, it is necessary that the country has the appropriate sea power to establish security and expand maritime borders. Today, a large percentage of world trade comes from the sea, which indicates the need for military sea power. The purpose of this study is to explain the role of military components in improving sea power. In this article, the indicators of naval fleet, naval bases and air fleet are considered to enhance naval sea power. In this regard, descriptive and mixed analysis methods based on library documents and resources have been used to collect information and also present a questionnaire to the sample population. The statistical population of this study includes 145 experts in strategic navy of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Support, Ports and Maritime Organization, Shipping of the Islamic Republic of Iran, National Oil Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the sample size was chosen 105 people by using Cochran's formula. Analysis and comparison of the results of the study of documents and questionnaire on the effectiveness of the military components in the improvement of the sea power, well indicate that the use of equipped naval fleet, naval bases and appropriate air fleet will greatly contribute to the development and improvement of the country's sea power.

Keywords

• sea power
• naval fleet
• naval base
• air fleet