In military and naval warfare, littoral warfare is operations in and around the
littoral zone
The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal a ...
, within a certain distance of shore, including
surveillance,
mine-clearing and support for
landing operation
A landing operation is a military
action during which a landing force, usually utilizing landing craft, is transferred to land with the purpose of power projection ashore. With the proliferation of aircraft, a landing may refer to amphibious force ...
s and other types of combat shifting from water to ground, and back.
Definition
Littoral warfare is warfare in and around the
littoral zone
The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal a ...
.
History
Littoral warfare has been conducted almost as long as human societies have been conducting warfare.
In the 21st century the United States Marine Corps re-emphasized littoral warfare.
See also
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Amphibious warfare
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Littoral combat ship
The littoral combat ship (LCS) is either of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore by the United States Navy. It was "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeat ...
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Combat
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