1. AIR POWER: THE NAVY VISION
Rear Admiral (LH) Giorgio GOMMA
Director of the Naval Aviation Department ITN General Staff
and Commander of the Italian Fleet Air Arm 1

2. THE AIR POWER THE U.K. DOCTRINE
“The ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events”
Gen. Giulio Douhet
“In order to assure an adequate national defense, it is necessary — and sufficient — to be in a position in case of war to conquer the command of the air”
THE U.S. DOCTRINE
“The ability to project military power or influence through the control and exploitation of air, space and cyberspace to achieve strategic, operational or tactical objectives"

3. FOUNDATION OF THE ITALIAN (ITALIAN PILOT’S LICENSE NR. 1)
THE BEGINNING…
27 June 1913
FOUNDATION OF THE ITALIAN
NAVAL AVIATION
LT Mario CALDERARA
(ITALIAN PILOT’S LICENSE NR. 1)

4. THE FIRST NAVAL-LAUNCHED AIR RAID Seaplane Carrier “Wakamiya”
(Imperial Japanese Navy)
5 Sept. 1914

5. The Aircraft Carrier as “Capital Ship” in a naval battle
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
“The turning point”
June 1942
The Aircraft Carrier as “Capital Ship” in a naval battle

6. SUMMARY OUTLOOK THE SCENARIO ITALIAN NAVY STRATEGY NAVAL AIR POWER
AIR POWER: THE CONCEPT
THE SCENARIO
ITALIAN NAVY STRATEGY
NAVAL AIR POWER
CONCLUSIONS

7. STRATEGIC & TACTICAL EFFECTS SUPREMACY VS SUPERIORITY
AIR POWER: THE CONCEPT
AIR DOMINANCE
STRATEGIC & TACTICAL EFFECTS
CENTRES OF GRAVITY
SUPREMACY VS SUPERIORITY
EXPEDITIONARY

8. AIR POWER: THE CAPABILITY SPECTRUM
AIR SUPERIORITY/SUPREMACY
SURVEILLANCE
RECONNAISSANCE
AIR INTERDICTION
DETERRENCE/STRIKE
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

9. AIR POWER: THE PERSISTENCE

10. THE SCENARIO ITALY: A MARITIME NATION
11TH MERCHANT FLEET IN THE WORLD
3RD FISHING FLEET IN EUROPE

11. THE FUTURE SCENARIO ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE ON THE SEA
COMPETITION FOR ENERGY RESOURCES
INCREASE IN MIGRATION FLOWS
PRESENCE OF CRIMINAL ORGANISATIONS – PIRACY
U.S. NAVY FOCUS FROM MEDITERRANEAN
TO PACIFIC

12. THE WIDER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
BOSPHORUS
GIBRALTAR
SUEZ
HORMUZ
BAB EL MANDEB

13. STRATEGIC CONCEPTS PRESENCE AND SURVEILLANCE
PROJECTION OF CAPABILITIES AT SEA AND FROM THE SEA

14. MARITIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
AIS
VTS
Maritime Defence &
Integrated Surveillance
Merchant Traffic
Monitoring Systems
ARES
VMS
MSA
WE BELIEVE THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MARITIME DOMAIN (MARITIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS), ALONG WITH A COHERENT CAPACITY TO INTERVENE, WHENEVER AND WHEREVER THE SITUATION REQUIRES, ARE MANDATORY FOR AN EFFECTIVE MARITIME DEFENCE AND A KEY FACTOR FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE MISSION.
TO ACHIEVE SUCH DESIRED EFFECTS ALL THE ITALIAN NAVY UNITS AND SENSORS (CLICK) CONTRIBUTES CONSTANTLY IN GATHERING AS MANY INFORMATION IS POSSIBLE TO BE ELABORATED AND DISTRIBUTED WITH THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS (CLICK) AVAILABLE.
NOTE:
AIS: AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
ARES: NATIONAL AUTOMATED SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEM
VMS: VESSELS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FISHERY CONTROL
VTS: VESSELS TRAFFIC SERVICE
MCCIS: MARITIME COMMAND AND CONTROL INFORMATION SYSTEM
V-RMTC: VIRTUAL REGIONAL MARITIME TRAFFIC CENTRE
SENSORS
SYSTEMS
C4ISTAR
MCCIS
Military Systems
V-RMTC 14

15. MARITIME POWER AND NAVAL AIR POWER
THE ABILITY TO PROTECT TRADE AND PROJECT POWER FROM THE SEA
NAVAL AIR POWER
PILLAR OF
MARITIME POWER
“THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY”
(A.T. MAHAN – 1890)

16. IN THE SPENDING REVIEW….
NAVAL AIR POWER
IN THE SPENDING REVIEW….

17. NAVAL AIR POWER A CRITICAL ELEMENT FOR POWER PROJECTION AND
NATIONAL SECURITY

18. THE EXPEDITIONARY POWER OF NAVAL FORCES
UNRESTRICTED AT SEA
SELF - SUSTAINED
SELF - CONTAINED
MOBILE C2 CENTER
FLEXIBLE & SCALABLE
POLITICAL INSTRUMENT
MOBILE BASE
SEA BASING
THE CAPABILITY TO USE THE SEA FOR DETERRENCE, ALLIANCE SUPPORT, COOPERATIVE SECURITY, POWER PROJECTION AND OTHER FORWARD OPERATIONS

19. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER THE DUAL–USE ROLE NATION’S RANK INDICATOR
NAVAL AIR POWER PILLAR
HQ IN THE OPEN SEA
EARLY ENTRY FORCE ENABLER
THE DUAL–USE ROLE
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN THE WHITE CRANE OPS

20. AIR POWER CONTRIBUTION TO MARITIME OPS
MCC’S AIR EFFECTORS
NAVAL AVIATION
AIR POWER CONTRIBUTION TO MARITIME OPS
MARITIME PATROL COMPONENT
SPACE COMPONENT

21. AIR POWER CONTRIBUTION TO MARITIME OPS
MCC’S AIR EFFECTORS
NAVAL AVIATION
AIR POWER CONTRIBUTION TO MARITIME OPS
MARITIME PATROL COMPONENT
SPACE COMPONENT

22. NAVAL AVIATION AND NAVAL AIR POWER
AN EMBEDDED FLEET FORCE MULTIPLIER

23. THE NAVAL AVIATION
A SHIP WEAPON SYSTEM
MULTIROLE
COST-EFFECTIVENESS

24. THE SAILORS OF THE NAVAL AVIATION

25. NAVAL AIR POWER ≠ AIR POWER + NAVAL POWER

26. PROJECTION OF CAPABILITIES
OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY
LOGISTIC AUTONOMY
STRATEGIC VERSATILITY
AFGHANISTAN
LEBANON
LYBIA

27. CASE STUDY - ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 ENDURING FREEDOM MISSION PROFILE
1.000 FLIGHT HOURS FW
8 AV8B + 5 SH3D + 3 AB212
M.I.O./L.I.O. + OPERATIONAL SORTIES TO AFGH.

28. CASE STUDY - LEONTE (LEBANON) - 2006
NON-COMBATANT EVACUATION (NEO)
UNIFIL TROOPS REINFORCEMENT
LIFTING OF ISRAELI NAVAL BLOCKADE

29. CASE STUDY - UNIFIED PROTECTOR 2011
ITS GARIBALDI
R/V AV8B WITH TANKERS
REDUCED TRANSIT TIME
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
PERSONNEL INSERTION/EXTRACTION
REDUCED VULNERABILITY
AREA OF OPERATIONS 29 29

30. CARRIER ≠ FLOATING AIRPORT AIR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTOR
CASE STUDIES OUTCOME
RAPID INTERVENTION
SELF-SUSTAINED
CARRIER ≠ FLOATING AIRPORT
AIR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTOR

31. THE FUTURE INTEROPERABILITY AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER INFORMATION SHARING
C4ISTAR TO ENABLE COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE

32. CONCLUSIONS

33. WHAT IF MAHAN AND DOUHET WERE HERE TODAY?

34. QUESTIONS ?