Lebanese Navy

The Lebanese Navy is in charge of the coastal radar stations, in 1992, three stations in all of Tripoli, Sidon, and Tyre were established, followed by upgrades and new stations in 1997. However, during the 2006 Lebanon War all of the stations were bombed by the Israeli Navy. After the war ended, Germany and Lebanon signed a bilateral agreement to establish The Coastal Radar Organization (CRO) which aimed to create and consolidate a chain of seven coastal radar stations with the ability to cover the entire Mediterranean coast of Lebanon. Three of these stations are older and were refurbished with new equipment and facilities; the four other are new installations.

Surveillance

In February, 2008, the Lebanese navy ordered six Pharos XLR3+ Long Range Multisensor Surveillance Platforms in order to equip their naval stations which lack 24/7 long-range surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in all weather conditions.^[11]

Training

The Lebanese Naval Forces send nearly all of their Navy officers for training abroad in a variety of European countries as well as the United States. Each country offers different training depending on the specializations of each officer. Officers sent to the United States have undergone schooling in surface warfare and experienced on job training with the US Coast Guard. Many Lebanese Naval Forces Engineers head to France where they receive education regarding detection, transmission, and artillery. Skills used in much of the domestic duties of the Lebanese Naval Forces from initial staff courses, amphibious training, and maritime drug enforcement are taught at British academies. The skills of the Lebanese Naval Forces are not incredibly diverse or necessarily advanced to the level of European countries due to their limited human resources and equipments.^[5]

Cooperation with the UNIFIL MTF

The existence of the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force is helping the Lebanese Navy to enhance the skills of its personnel through the periodical joint exercises and daily cooperation. Upon the arrival of the MTF to the region (after the 2006 Lebanon War), the Lebanese Navy began jointly working with the navy in lead, which at the time was the Italian Navy, in order to insure a successful outcome to the assigned peace operation.^[12]

Figures

• Admiral Émile Lahoud who was elected the President of Lebanon in 1998.

See also

• Marine environmental issues in Lebanon
• Marine Commandos
• Lebanese Armed Forces
• Lebanese Army Naval Academy
• List of navies

References

Lebanese Armed Forces Organization Army Air Force Navy Ministry of National Defense Special Operations Command Ranks Commanders History Operations Lebanese Civil War Operation "Dinnieh" Operation "Benin" 2006 war Operation "Nahr el Bared" 2008 conflict Special units Commando Regiment Marine Commandos Republican Guard Brigade Colleges Schools Fouad Shehab Command and Staff College Military Academy Teaching Institute Skiing and Mountain Fighting School High Center for Military Sport Naval Academy Aviation School Research Development Cedar (Arz) rocket Huey Bomber UH-1B Civilian auxiliaries Lebanese Red Cross   Bases Army by region North Bahjat Ghanem Youssef Rahmeh George al-Nghayweh Nohra al-Shalouhi South Mohammad Zgheib Air Force Beirut Rene Mouawad Rayak Wujah Al Hajar Naval Beirut

External links

• French Minister of Defense delegate Secretary of Old Combatants and Memories Kader Arif visits President of Lebanon Michel Suleiman and Commander-in-Chief of Lebanese Armed Forces Jean Kahwaji and Chief of General Staff in a hommage ceremonie to pay tribute to the victims of Drakkar on 23 October 2013; while Lebanon was celebrating its 70th Independence Anniversary; assuring the President of Lebanon "France remains and hopes to remain a lead partner for Lebanon in the mobilization of the international community to ensure political stability"