Industry as a Partner to Achieve Maritime

Infrastructure Protection (MIP) and Freedom of Navigation

(FON)

28 October 2014

Mr. Thomas Jones

Vice President, Northrop Grumman

Approved for Public Release, A330 14-1815, 17 Sep 2014

Arabian Gulf Overview

• Arabian Gulf and maritime approaches are critical to the world economy and security

•Region exceeds 250,000 km²– Population exceeds 47 Million– 5 of 6 capitals are within minutes of the Gulf

•36 key ports and harbors

•>1,000 miles of buried Port Sea Bed infrastructure

•Arabian Gulf airports will be handling up to 250 Million passengers a year by 2020 and Dubai will become the world's busiest airport by 2015

•140 oil platforms in the gulf

•Average 15 Tankers per day through the Strait of Hormuz, 35% of world’s oil traffic

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Threats to both FON and MIP

• Rogue State Invasion

• Attacks on Oil Platforms to disrupt the economy

• Bottom and moored mines in channels and ports

• Terrorism & individual attacks on selected infrastructure

• Use of Small Boats to harass shipping

• Swimmers

• Piracy

• Mini-subs

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Continual Undersea Surveillance is Key to Addressing FON Threat

• A combination of Sonar with Electro-Optic sensors to map and survey channels and approaches– The sonar provides long range detect and

classify capability

– The laser provides the ability to ID suspicious targets

– Operationally proven technology and systems

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Unmanned Vehicles can Support Countering Both the FON and MIP Threats• Persistent Surveillance &

Situational Awareness

• Unmanned Systems Interoperability– UAV to USV Mission Support– Over The Horizon Data Link

Streaming

• Innovative solutions that are reliable, affordable, and cost-effective

• From single system mission level behavior through multi-level to joint missions

• Personnel removed from the danger area

• Around the clock surveillance5

GCC & Industry Collaboration & Cooperation

• Cooperation among friends is vital to survival– “Kalila and Dimna”

• The threats are real – standing together to meet our common threats is the most economic approach to maintaining our sovereignty– Working together will reduce the likelihood of any “neighborhood

surprises”

• Industry is prepared, and committed, to partnering to deliver credible and affordable solutions to mitigate the FON and MIP threats– Increased Regional Situational Awareness– Enables reliable wide area Command and Control– Leverages Regional commercial infrastructure

• Mission Sharing reduces cost and Strengthens Capabilities– Military: Mine Warfare, Harbor Control, Surveillance, Interdiction– Commercial: Agriculture, Pipeline monitoring & repair, Power line

management, Traffic management6

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Questions?