WHITE 36 PA P E R Navy The task of the Navy is the surveillance, control and defence of territorial waters as well as the surveillance and control of the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf of Lithuania. The main and largest unit of the Navy is the Naval Flotilla, composed of the Mine Countermeasures Squadron, Patrol Ships Squadron and Auxiliary Boat Squadron. Based on Navy surveillance capabilities, the national Integrated Sea and Coast Surveillance System connects sea and coast surveillance capabilities of different institutions into one system, which provides a comprehensive maritime picture of the Baltic Sea and Curonian Bay. The Integrated Sea and Coast Surveillance System contributes to greater situational awareness and provides relevant institutions with the ability to achieve quicker reaction times. In the long term, Lithuania will maintain its Navy capabilities to participate in mine hunting and mine disposal operations, search and rescue, maritime pollution control operations as well as begin to modernise maritime patrol capabilities. Special attention will be given to the continued improvement of the Sea and Coast Surveillance System to ensure swift and secure information exchange amongst the various national institutions and NATO Allies. Professional military servicemen Navy Officers Non-commissioned officers Sailors 100 230 170 Conscripts Total 50 550 Navy personnel, as of March 31, 2017 Professional military servicemen Naval Ships Flotilla Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Sea and Coast Surveillance Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal Diving unit Logistic Service Training Centre Structure of the Navy Vidar class command and support ship „Jotvingis“ Flyvefisken class patrol ship „Žemaitis“ Hunt class mine countermeasure ship „Skalvis“