logisticsinwar
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Speed, distance and adaptive distribution – the rise of the logistics UAV
By Jason Sibley. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) continues to become more common. We are all familiar with the military use of UAV’s, and their indispensable role in performing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, command and control… Continue reading
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‘Cunctator’ Part Three: the war feeds itself – civil logistics and modern-age siege warfare
By Erik A. Claessen. In June, 2017 Yisrael Katz, the Israeli Minister of Transport released a video that presented a plan to create an artificial island off the Gaza Strip. The proposal calls for the construction of a seaport as… Continue reading
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While you were on exercise …. articles you may have missed
By Editor. Over the last two months a significant proportion of the readership participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre; a biennial exercise which saw the ADF, US forces from PACOM and elsewhere, NZDF and other participants engage in a significant certification… Continue reading
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Technology and what lies beneath – the full cost of modernisation
By David Beaumont. You needn’t venture far to find an article or military concept which in some way promotes technology and capability modernisation as a means of addressing the next, albeit hypothesised, battlefield challenge. Great advances in robotics and automation,… Continue reading
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Intellectual irrelevance and the ownership of military logistics
By David Beaumont. This post is an update of a popular post from the #LIWArchives. The professionalisation of logisticians is a topic that has once again emerged, as strategic-level organisations in a number of different militaries seek to improve, and… Continue reading
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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics
By Jessica McCarthy. This article was prepared in collaboration with ‘Over The Horizon: Multi-domain operations and strategies’, a blog which asks the question, ‘what comes after the Joint and inter-agency constructs?’ A great site containing forward-thinking articles examining the character… Continue reading
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Call for authors – exercising, joint logistics and the strategic level of war
Joint operations is not a new concept, nor is joint logistics. Militaries have been integrating the resources of two or more Services, and other supporting agencies, to maximise their combat potential and operational performance since ancient times. Over the last… Continue reading
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The roots of readiness – the six logistics factors shaping strategic choice
By David Beaumont. When we think of readiness, we tend to confuse it with preparedness terms such as a ‘notice to move’. However, it is common to find that despite a unit being well within its designated ‘notice’ when time… Continue reading
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Organising logistics for Multi-Domain Battle: Making a Complex Problem Even More Complex
This article was prepared as part of a collaboration with ‘Over The Horizon: Multi-domain operations and strategies’, a blog which asks the question, ‘what comes after the Joint and inter-agency constructs?’ The article can also be found here. If you… Continue reading
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‘Cunctator’ Part 2: Siege warfare and the logistics of resistance – lessons from Croatia and Iraq
By Erik A. Claessen. This post continues from ‘Cunctator’ – Logistics, hostile environments and war in cities. In 2006 – three years into Operation Iraqi Freedom – the US Army recognised: “People support the source that meets their needs.”[1] This was a… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 