The idea of using drones for contested logistics is moving from vision to reality. One example is BAE Systems' acquisition of Malloy Aeronautics in February 2024. Drones, not soldiers, will be ...

The U.S. military experienced logistics challenges with land-locked Afghanistan, but one of the last times it faced actively contested logistics was with the German submarine wolfpacks in World ...

The other panelists echoed Miyamasu’s comments about the Contested Logistics CFT, including Maj. Gen. Mark Simerly, commander of the Combined Arms Support Command, who said it had tremendous ...

Developed in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the system was unveiled on May 2, 2025, and “is part of a broader ongoing program to enhance contested logistics ...

Brig. Gen. Ronnie Anderson has become director of the Army Futures Command Contested Logistics Cross-Functional Team after serving as commander of the Joint Munitions Command.

As the U.S. military operates in an increasingly competitive multi-domain landscape, officials believe the nation and its international partners must prepare to fight and win.

As the Army works out a strategy and an execution plan for preparing logistics operations in contested environments, it will focus specifically on the Indo-Pacific theater with an eye on fully ...

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, brace for rotary winds while conducting an external lift during an exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in July 2022. (Cpl.

An airfield, buildings, and structures are seen on the artificial island built by China in Mischief Reef on October 25, 2022, of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

The U.S. Marine Corps is deploying unmanned surface vessels to Japan to streamline logistics across the Indo-Pacific region. Built by U.S. defense company Leidos, the USVs are engineered to supply ...