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NAVSTRAT-2030

Main Pillars of the Naval Strategy
The main pillars are; Maritime Security, Professionally Competent and Motivated Personnel,
Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability, International Cooperation, Capacity
Building, Technology Integration, Public Awareness and Legal and Regulatory Framework.

Sri Lanka Defence Review 2030

The key principles of Sri Lanka’s defence policy after gaining independence have always revolved
around protecting its sovereignty, avoiding military alliances, refraining from conflicts in the
Indian Ocean, countering non-state actors adverse to Sri Lanka and contributing to global peace.
However, the security dynamics have witnessed a significant shift.

Previously, Sri Lanka’s primary focus was on combating internal terrorism, notably the LTTE.
Today, the strategic environment has grown more complex, marked mainly by great power
competition between the United States and China, the emergence of strategic alliances such as the
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and trilateral security partnership by Australia, the United
Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS), the Ukraine war, the Israel – Hamas conflict and the
omnipresent threat of climate change. Therefore, in the present context, Sri Lanka needs to prevail
in exercising its maritime tasks to maintain „Rules Based Good Order at Sea‟ with interacting
obligations in the Indian Ocean while protecting the nation from any maritime threats to national
interests.

Given this evolving landscape, the ‘Defence Review – 2030’ serves as a crucial step to adapt Sri
Lanka’s defence policy. The review not only analyse the current regional challenges but also
outlines a roadmap for the future, encompassing both the immediate future and steps beyond 2030.

Key components of the Defence Review - 2030 include;

 Strategic Vision and Challenges for Sri Lanka in 2030

 Security Interests of Sri Lanka

 Defence Policy Objectives for 2030

 Power Posture and Power Structure to address Strategic Challenges

 Prioritization of urgent needs within the constraints of the existing financial
situation

The Spectrum of Conflict

The spectrum of conflict signifies the full range of situations in which military forces may be called
upon to operate, ranging from stable peace to full-scale warfighting. The spectrum of conflict may
be diagrammatically denoted in Figure 1.4:

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