Blue-water navy

A blue-water navy is a <a href="/facts/Navy/TwPq0TNP">maritime force</a> capable of operating globally, essentially across the deep waters of open <a href="/facts/Ocean/8W8lYgjD">oceans</a>. While definitions of what actually constitutes such a force vary, there is a requirement for the ability to exercise <a href="/facts/Command_of_the_sea/Ev5FjQIM">sea control</a> at long range.
The term "blue-water navy" is a <a href="/facts/Maritime_geography/pf0wFBnQ">maritime geographical</a> term in contrast with "<a href="/facts/Brown-water_navy/nskdXnv3">brown-water navy</a>" (littoral waters and near to shore) and "<a href="/facts/Green-water_navy/oXY4ecnk">green-water navy</a>" (near to shore and open oceans).
The <a href="/facts/Defense_Counterintelligence_and_Security_Agency/d9hBjqDP">Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency</a> of the United States has defined the blue-water navy as "a maritime force capable of sustained operation across the deep waters of open oceans. A blue-water navy allows a country to <a href="/facts/Power_projection/kW3ypzUF">project power</a> far from the home country and usually includes one or more aircraft carriers. Smaller blue-water navies are able to dispatch fewer vessels abroad for shorter periods of time."

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Blue-water navy