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Beyond preparedness: logistics and resilience amid new strategic realities
By David Beaumont Presentation given to the NATO Logistics Committee, 12 Nov 25 Firstly, I would like to extend my gratitude for the great privilege to speak to the members of NATO’s Logistics Committee. I also wish to acknowledge the… Continue reading
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Rethinking Defence Logistics: The Strategic Imperative for Change
By Robbin Llaird In an era of shifting geopolitical dynamics and evolving security challenges, traditional approaches to defence logistics and industrial cooperation are proving fundamentally inadequate. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has starkly illustrated that modern warfare demands not just… Continue reading
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Williams Foundation September 2025 – Beyond Fight Tonight: Building Resilience and Capacity Across Defence and Industry
By David Beaumont (regarding an article by Robbin Laird) Recently the members of the Williams Foundation convened for a seminar on the topic ‘Fight Tonight: combat readiness at the speed of Relevance‘. The seminar gave members, and a large audience,… Continue reading
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Military solvency and signs of a system that might not work – why militaries must reimagine how they support and sustain forces in a future war
By David Beaumont Western militaries find themselves at a crossroads, as new pressures force a revaluation of assumptions about how they prepare for, and subsequently sustain, operations during a conflict. As the diet of these militaries expands – driven by… Continue reading
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Thesis: Logistics, national support and failure to prepare – lessons on strategic logistics and national support from the 1980’s and 1990’s
By David Beaumont In late July 2024, I was fortunate to enough to have my research recognised with the award of a Doctor of Philosophy. My research entailed a deep study of Defence’s history to unpick the reasons that the… Continue reading
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Learning to live in a logistician’s world – strategic logistics and the future of military resilience
This is the first part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. This conference convened to discuss supply chain resilience at a time of strategic competition. By David Beaumont. There is… Continue reading
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Operation Warden, logistics and what happened next – the final part to ‘Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999’
By David Beaumont This article is part of an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999‘. The prior articles… Continue reading
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Capability gaps and the absence of assessment – Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Four
By David Beaumont This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999‘.… Continue reading
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Disorganising strategic logistics – Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Three
By David Beaumont This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999‘.… Continue reading
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Guidance and its implementation- Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Two
This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999‘ The period from… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 