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CONCEPTS AND APPLICATION OF MARITIME POWER
SLN deployment in seas off Nanthikadal Lagoon during final phase of Humanitarian
Operation in 2009
Layered Defence
The layered defence is another operation conducted by maritime forces,
similar to the method adapted for the defence of a convoy. Escorts,
generally surface or airborne, provide warning and weapon coverage
against air, surface or underwater threats by acting as moving screens
around the high value unit or units to be protected.
Layered Defence -Transferring of Military Personnel onboard Passenger Vessel ‘Jetliner’
to North
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