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A blue-water navy is a maritime force capable of operating globally, essentially across the deep waters of open oceans. [1] While definitions of what actually constitutes such a force vary, there is a requirement for the ability to exercise sea control at long range.
A blue-water navy can project its nation's power throughout the world. The blue water policy was a long-standing political philosophy in Britain in the 18th century, which sought to advance British power through use of the Royal Navy, although the term "blue water" did not appear until 1834. [5]
A landlocked navy is a naval force operated by a country that does not have a coastline. While these states are unable to develop a sea-going, blue-water navy, they may still deploy armed forces on major lakes or rivers. Such forces are often referred to as brown-water navies.
Blue water, the global deep oceans; Blue Water 24, an American sailboat design; Blue-water navy, a navy that can operate in deep waters of open oceans; MV Bluewater, a Panamanian tanker in service 1952-59
After the Cold War, US amphibious task forces were sometimes referred to as the green-water navy, in contrast to the blue-water carrier battle groups. [5] This distinction disappeared as increasing threats in coastal waters forced the amphibious ships further offshore, delivering assaults by helicopter and tiltrotor from over the horizon.
Into the 21st century, Chinese military officials have outlined plans to operate with blue water capability between the first and second island chains, [6] with Chinese strategists talking about the modernization of the PLAN into "a regional blue-water defensive and offensive navy." [7] Transitioning into a blue-water navy, regular naval ...
While traditionally a distinction was made between the coastal brown-water navy, operating in the littoral zone to 200 nautical miles (370 km), and a seagoing blue-water navy, a new term, "green-water navy," has been created by the U.S. Navy, [4] which refers to the coastal submarines and fast attack boats of many nations, the larger littoral ...
Naval operations can be broadly divided into riverine/littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue-water navy), between riverine/littoral and open-ocean applications (green-water navy), although these distinctions are more about strategic scope than tactical or operational division.