Kendall tasks DSB with studying how Russia, China could impact logistics

By Jordana Mishory / January 19, 2017 at 10:41 AM
The Pentagon's outgoing acquisition chief has tasked the Defense Science Board with examining how logistics could be impacted by threats from Russia, China and other adversaries. In a Dec. 15, 2016, terms of reference memo , Frank Kendall called logistics an "area of critical importance" to the Pentagon, but noted that adversaries have had "limited potential to disrupt" the movement of forces and equipment in most recent conflicts. "We need to clearly understand the 21st century battlefield and the implications...

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