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‘. The prior articles in this series, published as Australia approaches the 25th anniversary of the ..read more

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‘. Part One , Two and Three can be found here. When it comes to ADF operations in East Timor ..read more

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‘. Part One , Two and Three can be found here. When it comes to ADF operations in East Timor ..read more

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‘. Part One and Two can be found here. If policy and guidance provides the ‘requirements ..read more

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 1987-1999 was one of turbulence for Defence, with a variety of forces drawing Defence in ..read more

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‘. This year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Force East ..read more

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‘. This year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Force East ..read more

By David Beaumont On 17 April 2024, Defence’s Integrated Investment Plan was published as a companion to Australia’s National Defence Strategy.[1] This Plan provisions $11-$15 billion dollars in ‘additional logistics centres and capacity’ amid other investments that contribute to Defence’s ability to respond to contingencies, crisis and conflict.[2] This is the largest, single-hit, planned investment in Defence’s logistics capability and capacity since the Second World War. To place this figure in perspective, the last major investment in Defence logistics capabilities and capacity came with t ..read more

This is the third and final part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. The theme of the conference was ‘supply-chain resilience’. National Defence: Defence Strategic Review, the Australian Government response to the ‘independently conducted’ Defence Strategic Review (DSR) was released to the public on 24 April 2023, and an Australian defence ‘community’ primarily interested on its recommendations for the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) capability mix. The review, and statement which followed, portends sweeping changes to the Def ..read more

By David Beaumont. This is the second 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. Part one can be found here. Supply chains move and flex where demand exists. It is the role of the military logistician to govern the network of this lifeblood, for it determines how a force deploys, moves, and changes its scale and scope of tasks. Supply chains are the manifestation of the projection of military power with permanence; supply chains d ..read more