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

Logistics in War

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] 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].

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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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Shaping the Eco-System for Logistics Innovation: The Impact of Automation and Autonomous Systems

Logistics in War

This article was recently published at [link] and has been reproduced here with permission. It is based upon an interview which followed a recent Williams Foundation Seminar on Next Generation Autonomous Systems. The two articles discussing ‘Sustaining machines’ can be found here and here. By Robbin Llaird.

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Is logistics the ultimate conventional deterrent?

Logistics in War

The Royal Australian Air Force, now armed with the fifth-generation fighter and other impressive air capabilities guided by a wholesale transformation strategy – Plan Jericho, has recently debated the need for a joint strike capability. Logistics and strategy are inseparable, each meaningless without the other.

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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.

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The strategic logistician and professional possibility

Logistics in War

The requirements for logisticians operating at the strategic level of militaries has been an explicitly addressed topic by senior leaders on Logistics In War , noting many posts implicitly support the conclusion that logisticians must adapt in some way to face what is known about the future. Image by Australian Department of Defence. [1]