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Sustaining machines – the logistics of autonomy in military organisations

Logistics in War

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. Militaries using autonomous weapons will, if we are optimistic about the technology, necessarily look very different in twenty, thirty years in the future.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

2] The integration between military and civilian sources of logistics and support are now extolled as underpinning the ADF’s ability to respond to crises in the future. [3]. This paper presents the exemplar concept of national support as an approach upon which a future civil-military relationship in Australia is based.

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Delving into the dark recesses – how do we sustain self-reliance?

Logistics in War

Logistics has long been regarded as a crucial component of military capability, and the supply and support given to armed forces a major constituent of operational success. On 11 April 2019, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar examining high-intensity operations and sustaining self-reliance.

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Sustaining machines – logistics and autonomous systems

Logistics in War

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. Automation offers military logisticians tremendous advantages and has to be a part of their future. By David Beaumont. Automated and autonomy in logistics.

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Editorial: Continuing the discussion on sustaining self-reliance

Logistics in War

At the seminar there was little pretence that a military of the size and resources of the ADF could sustain its strategic and operational ambitions independent of its allies. The seminar will be the subject of a series of reports to be found on the sites www.defense.info and www.sldinfo.com.

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Is logistics the ultimate conventional deterrent?

Logistics in War

This debate is being litigated through the Williams Foundation who are running a seminar on the topic during August 2018. . Nations are naturally competitive, and one of the principle roles for standing militaries is to deter others from undertaking military action within this competition.

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5th-generation energy for 5th-generation air power

Logistics in War

Editorial Note: On 11 April 2019, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar examining high-intensity operations and sustaining self-reliance. In support of the seminar, The Central Blue and Logistics in War will be publishing a series of articles.