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

Logistics in War

The ability to operate in emerging domains such as ‘space’ and ‘cyber’, act in the ‘grey zone’, or investments in new technologies from hypersonic weaponry to automation and AI are seen as offsets to potential adversaries. The successful delivery of the ULAC has been greatly beneficial for both the Army and BAE Systems Australia.

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Building a better prepared Australian Defence Force after the Defence Strategic Review – supply-chains and logistics and the way in which both improve military resilience

Logistics in War

This is the third and final part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. National Defence’s emphasis on logistics is clearly more than usual when compared to other Government policy documents of recent years, though this emphasis comes from an exceptionally low base.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces. [1]. Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations.

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National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two

Logistics in War

National support gives the self-evident notion that the national support base is intrinsic to the conduct of military operations coherency. There is always a need for likeminded nations to optimise the logistics arrangements between one another, because not even the mightiest can sustain major combat operations alone.

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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

A military logistician is a study in contrasts. A military logistician can easily find ways to plumb particular portions of his paradoxical profession. The shelves groan, after all, under the weight of books about business management and military operations. A link to his site can be found here.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces. [1]. Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations.

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National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two

Logistics in War

National support gives the self-evident notion that the national support base is intrinsic to the conduct of military operations coherency. There is always a need for likeminded nations to optimise the logistics arrangements between one another, because not even the mightiest can sustain major combat operations alone.