Analysis of the trend of naval defense technologies and its impact on improving combat capability and superiority of naval defense

Defense technology foresight is one of the characteristics of successful countries in the field of defense. Looking to the future of defense and paying attention to the future of defense infrastructure is one of the requirements of strategic documents and long-term plans in the field of defense. Therefore, lack of awareness of the future of naval defense will cause surprises in the face of naval defense threats. Iran is a naval country and needs a truly outstanding navy, and therefore it is necessary to gain a good understanding of the future of naval defense in order to create superiority in the field of naval defense and protection of maritime borders.Faced with uncertainties and ambiguities in the threats facing the future navy and attention to the technologies affecting the naval defense of Horizon 1414, the present study, using the opinion of experts, and in several stages of a questionnaire, to examine threat technologies. The opportunities facing the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of naval defense up to the horizon of 1414, as well as identifying the characteristics, capabilities and capabilities of the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of these threats. The sea, as a strategic resource, has a special place in the future of the national power of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the realization of the strategic capabilities of the sea in the direction of national power is an issue that must be considered.