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Everything, everywhere, all at once – the challenge of defence supply chains
If defence supply chains are key to how wars are fought and won, governments must rethink strategies on how to harness and distribute resources for new types of warfare.
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Warfare over the ages have had to reckon with this most basic of problems - making sure you have adequate and secure supplies.
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What’s a bow without arrows, guns without bullets, and the highly effective US Himars long-range rocket launchers in use in Ukraine without their guided missiles?
Warfare over the ages has had to reckon with this most basic of problems – ensuring adequate and secure supplies. In the 15th century, each archer in an English army was issued with a bow, a handful of bowstrings and 48 arrows for each campaign. In the 21st century, weapons development, production and global defence supply chains are far more complicated.
