Navy emphasizes logistics readiness in a combat environment

By Linda Hersey / August 29, 2023 at 1:15 PM
The Navy is optimized for a peacetime-efficient force but now needs to be ready to support the warfighter in conflict, Erica Plath, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for sustainment, said at a conference Tuesday on emerging defense technologies. Speaking at a discussion titled “Contested Logistics: DOD Technical Roadmap and Business Opportunities,” Plath underscored the work underway to field promising technologies while keeping a focus on management and sustainment of legacy systems. “We’re in a period of rapid expansion,” Plath...

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