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...
