Logistics In War

New post! Four considerations t no prepare the ntion for conflict logisticsinwar.com/2026/03/29/pre…

A speech about logistics in a new context - given at HQ NATO. logisticsinwar.com/2025/11/15/bey…

The traditional model of defence procurement and logistics, characterised by lengthy acquisition cycles, geographically dispersed supply chains, and rigid national boundaries, is increasingly unsuited to the realities of contemporary conflict. logisticsinwar.com/2025/10/02/ret…

Do Defence logisticians need a professional narrative? New article about transformation... logisticsinwar.com/2025/09/10/do-…

"The prospect of a truly contested logistics environment where supply chains were threatened, degraded, or disrupted by a highly capable adversary ... remained a theoretical concern for military concept writers, academics, and the occasional commentator" logisticsinwar.com/2025/08/12/mil…

Provided industry delivered capability platforms on time and budget, other risks tended to be downplayed. In retrospect, these approaches emerged from a period of relative comfort, in which requirements .... could be anticipated and controlled. logisticsinwar.com/2025/08/12/mil…

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 logisticsinwar.com/2025/08/12/mil… via @logisticsinwar

"...empowered by ‘buzzwords’, militaries focussed on cost minimisation, the pursuit of technological solutions, and the centralisation of logistical support, all under the assumption that the logistics “tail” would shrink and become easier to manage. " logisticsinwar.com/2025/08/12/mil…

Thesis: Logistics, national support and failure to prepare - lessons on strategic logistics and national support from the 1980's and 1990's logisticsinwar.com/2025/07/31/the… via @logisticsinwar

"It is a system of connections that define military power more profoundly than any other, for even the most powerful weapon is little more than a monument to vainglory absent that which brings it to life."

Learning to live in a logistician's world - strategic logistics and the future of military resilience logisticsinwar.com/2023/06/30/lea… via @logisticsinwar

Logistics and military self-reliance. Bedrock or quicksand? logisticsinwar.com/2025/03/11/sel…

Hi team, I think it's time to move on from X. @logisticsinwar will change in early '25 and so too will the way posts and articles are shared.

'[T]he East Timor deployment tells us much about how modern military organisations prepare and subsequently act when crises surprise us all. We ignore the lessons of Op Warden at our peril.' logisticsinwar.com/2024/09/19/ope… via @logisticsinwar

The joint approach became increasingly appealing because it offered the potential for resource savings ...productivity and efficiency gains could be – and ultimately were – seen an opportunity for Defence to reinvest efficiencies .. logisticsinwar.com/2024/09/17/cap…

"Capability gaps were so obvious in post-operational analysis, a strong narrative about mis-investment in Defence emerged in the wake of Operation Warden and the INTERFET mission it corresponded to." logisticsinwar.com/2024/09/16/cap… via @logisticsinwar

Part Four ofy series: Capability gaps and the absence of assessment - Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Four logisticsinwar.com/2024/09/16/cap… via @logisticsinwar