The sea level rise in Indonesia's is up by 1 meter by 2010. Our ocean currents will eventually change as well. These changes, according to a recent Center for a New American Security report, will affect surface and undersea navigation, and possibly affect ship operation and maintenance, engines and other equipment.
On the surface, severe weather events will certainly affect operations, training and maintenance. The possible damage to our ports from high wind and waves. Extreme weather will also take a damagel on our sailors' physical and mental strength, and high heat may strain deck crews on our future landing platform docks.
Underwater acoustical properties will be influenced as well, and by implication, so will the use of sonar-based detection - a key tool in any naval operation, especially in anti-submarine warfare, which we intend to develop.
Aside from these operational impacts, defense energy efficiency will also be a critical issue in the coming years as energy prices.This may further strain our defense budget and may exacerbate tradeoffs in funding for military operations, training, assistance and maintenance, especially when extreme environmental conditions increases.