UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium (MIPS) 2014 “Partnership, Coalitions, and MIP” Rear Admiral (Italian Navy) Alessandro PIROLI

2 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Aim Present how the Maritime Infrastructure Protection can benefit from a Partnership & Coalition approach Propose a possible Way Ahead in the development of MIP

3 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO MIP - National functional areas Harbour Protection System Port & Coastal Surveillance Mine Warfare Capability Maritime Interagency Network EOD Divers Military/Law Enforcement assets Intelligence …

4 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO MIP - National Response MIP systems characteristics which should be expolited to overcome current threats: –Technological –Layered –Ready –Mobile –Joint (Navy lead) & Interagency

5 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO MIP FUNCTIONAL AREACHARACTERISTICSITALIAN EXPERIENCE HARBOUR PROTECTION Technological Layered ARCHIMEDE PORT AND COASTAL SURVEILLANCE TechnologicalPON-PACS PROJECT MINE WARFARE CAPABILITY Ready Mobile WIDER TASK SPECTRUM FOR MINE WARFARE UNITS MARITIME NETWORKS Technological Joint & interagency MSA CENTER SIIMS (System for Interagency Integrated MaritimeSurveillance) MIP National Response Italian Experience

6 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Acoustic and magnetic barriers EO NEMO C2 UGV UAV WI-MAX Sonar DDS 7112 HELIOS 730+NEMO Lyra 10 Medusa LRAD USV C2 IT Navy Fast Patrol Boat IT Coast Guard Patrol Boat E-loud VTS Mobile Unit Varicella 2 Varicella 1 Lagora WI-MAX Hyperlan UAV UGV Acoustic and Magnetic Barrier Archimede Project MIP National Response Italian Experience

7 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Mine Warfare Capacity Enhanced cooperation with other actors functional to «maritime awarness» –Bottom survey –Bottom profiling –UW archeological sites survey –… MIP National Response Italian Experience

8 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO MIP National Response Italian Experience NOCNavalOperationCenter

9 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO MIP National Response Italian Experience System for Interagency Integrated Maritime Surveillance (SIIMS) JOINT INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT

10 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Limits of national approach The unpredictability of the threat and its complexity makes difficult to define a defensive strategy to protect all sensible objectives Very few Nations are capable to adopt MIP measures in order to defend all possible targets

11 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Going from National to Multinational Information collection and sharing can be vital to prevent the loss of sensible objectives Limitations on specific MIP functional areas can be overcomed with a multinational intervention, that for this aim, should be: –Ready –Deployable –Joint (Navy lead) –Interoperable Intervention based on common/shared interests

12 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO MIP – Multinational Response Lines of Engagement – Common Maritime Security COALITIONS PARTERSHIP PROGRAMS CAPACITY BUILDING Harbour Protectio n System Port & Coastal Surveillance Mine Warfare Capability Maritime Interagency Network EOD Divers Military/Law Enforcement assets Intelligence …

13 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO The attitude to establish relations with other Countries has to be developed and exploited Nations have to acquire the «habit» to partnership through Maritime Confidence Building activities MIP – Multinational Response

14 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO JEDDAH DUBAI DOHA SHUWAIK MINA SULMAN MINA QABUS ABU DHABI ANTSERANAN A GIBUTI MOMBASA MAPUTO DURBAN CITTA’ DEL CAPO LUANDA POINTE NOIRE LAGOS TEMA CASABLANCA ALGERIA DAKAR MARITIME SECURITY MARITIME CAPACITY BUILDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE MIP Multinational Response Italian Experience Capacity Building

15 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO The virtual regional maritime traffic centre is a virtual network, using a web-internet portal, where unclassified information on maritime traffic are exchanged and shared among naval operation centres of community members. MIP Multinational Response Italian Experience Partnership Programs

16 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO System for Interagency Integrated Maritime Surveillance (SIIMS) TERRORISM SEARCH AND RESCUE ILLEGAL TRAFFICS PIRACY ILLEGALIMMIGRATION FISHERYPROTECTION DEFENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES PROTECTION SEA POLLUTION MIP – Multinational Response

17 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Deterrence SOLAS SLOC Protection Antipiracy activity Coalitions MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION MIP – Multinational Response

18 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Way Ahead Technology –Develop technological MIP Systems tailored to be used in a Multinational environment Capacity Building –Acquire “habit” to conduct Naval Cooperation activities, exploiting every opportunity to develop in port and at sea training (e.g. port visits; dedicated naval Units & Mobile Training Teams) Partnership –Develop and regularly organize staff Talks; meetings; workshops; cooperation plans; etc. –Develop joint and interagency systems to share Maritime Situational Awareness Coalitions –Be ready to build-up a tailored Coalition to respond to a crisis, if the situation requires

19 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Way Ahead Keeping in mind Confidence Building has to be continuously fed in order to achieve the desired objective