Page 719 - Economia Azul - versão: inglês

subsidiary attributions established by law. To Amazon) (COMPAAz), in December 2021. With continuous manning, this structure toring and control capacity, as well as stra-
this end, within the scope of the Naval Oper- The change aimed to improve administra- is inspired by the concept of the Maritime tegic mobility. Examples are the Amazônia
ations Command (ComOpNav) are the naval, tive and operational capacities by enabling a Operations Center - COpMar (Maritime Op- Azul (Blue Amazon) Management System
air and marine forces, as well as command quick execution of the General Staff in case erations Center - MOC), of established em- (SisGAAz), the Program for Obtaining the
and control and support infrastructure, sub- of activation of a Theater of Maritime Oper- ployment in other navies and established, Tamandaré Class Frigates (FCT), the Subma-
divided and positioned along the coast and ations (TOM). This design will serve as a pi- in a pioneering way in the Brazilian Navy, rine Obtaining Program (PROSUB) and the
watersheds. It also has, within the scope of lot project for the garrison for the Amazônia in the COMPAAz structure. From a greater Navy Nuclear Program (PNM).
the Directorate-General for Navigation, naval Azul (Blue Amazon) Management System fluidity in the processing of information, it Such projects are long-term, capital
units dedicated to hydrography, oceanogra- (SisGAAz), enabling services for the compi- is expected to increase dynamism, maritime intensive and involve advanced technol-
phy and other activities related to scientific lation of the tactical framework occurring situational awareness and the ability to re- ogies. Thus, its achievements bring an
research in the maritime environment. at multiple scales, namely: strategic (in the act quickly to contingencies. important and continuous boost to eco-
The prioritization of maritime securi- scope of COMPAAz in monitoring national This innovation connects and highlights nomic activity related to the sea, notably
ty in the South Atlantic has given rise to a and international waters); regional (within the relevance of the Navy’s main strategic through the industrial base of native de-
recent organizational advance in the struc- the scope of Naval Districts); and specif- projects, aimed at renewing the means nec- fense, fostering local productive arrange-
ture of ComOpNav. It is about the creation ic locations (within the scope of the Port essary to fulfill the tasks of the Naval Power, ments and, in particular, the naval techno-
of the Command for Maritime Operations Authority, its Delegacies and Agencies), as and for the instrumentation of the moni- logical cluster in Rio de Janeiro.
and Protection of the Amazônia Azul (Blue shown in Figure 1. 3. Navy Programs and Projects as economic inducers
Figure 1 - Constitutional Areas of Naval Districts and SAR
area of responsibility The Marine Strategic Planning (MSP- basis. Regarding the latter, the Navy’s pro-
2040) contemplates the programs consid- grams and projects of strategic relevance
Figure 1 - Constitutional Areas of Naval Districts ered strategic that aim to provide Brazil are inductors of the development by the
and SAR area of responsibility with a modern and effective Naval Force. demand of products and services. Further-
Considering the purpose of this chapter, more, they contribute to the transfer and
four of the programs or projects that di- absorption of new technologies through
rectly contribute to the training of the Na- agreements and contracts in strategic part-
val Power with a view to national defense nerships with other countries.
and maritime security will be addressed, in The description below allows us to see
addition to having a high potential for in- the potential inducing impact for different
ducing the economy of the sea. sectors, from the scientific-technological
The development-defense binomial, and education sectors, due to the demand
LEGEND mentioned in the National Defense Strat- for knowledge production and the neces-
DISTRICTS egy, in its 2008 version, explained a vision sary training of highly qualified human re-
1 o Naval District
2 o Naval District in which the two concepts and the respec- sources, to the industrial and services sec-
3 o Naval District tive strategies are interdependent, sup- tor, in particular those linked to the mari-
4 o Naval District
5 o Naval District port and complement each other, creating time environment, to which technological
6 o Naval District the conditions for a politically viable and orders are addressed, directly or with the
7 o Naval District
8 o Naval District socially inclusive defense project. help of international partnerships.
9 o Naval District It is worth remembering that, in the 21st
Area of jurisdiction of the Captainies (12MM)
COMDN Jurisdiction Areas century, defense gains concreteness and 3.1 Amazônia Azul (Blue Amazon)
Source: Brazilian Navy much depends on its human and material Management System

716 BLUE ECONOMY Security, Defense and Economy of the Sea 717