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An increasingly complex, evolving, and fast-paced world necessitates a careful examination of the ways in which interactions between parties take place. Whether these parties belong to the customer realm, meaning those who receive services,...
Insights from General Lavigne’s Speech at the “NATO Youth Summit” Workshop General Lavigne, NATO Supreme Allied Transformation Commander, delivered a compelling speech during the “NATO Youth Summit” workshop, highlighting the evolving role of NATO...
full document here – This article discusses the topic of inflation and its impact on purchasing contracts and supply chains. It provides an overview of inflation trends from the 1970s to the present day...
The European Commission adopted the first European Defence Fund (EDF) annual work programme. EU Commission: “Cooperation to Become the Norm” During the first year, the EDF will co-finance large-scale and complex projects for a...
As members retire from their parliamentary roles, they offer NATO a skilled and informed resource, as they continue to act as informal goodwill ambassadors. In the past few years, many long-term members of the...
… “This two-day event provides a unique opportunity to celebrate seven decades of the fruitful, special relationship, between NATO, our Nations, and industry. The military edge of the Alliance has always been based first...
‘Right direction’: NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said the increase showed “we are moving in the right direction.” He had previously argued NATO is undergoing a significant shift in spending as it seeks to deter...
Trump to Nominate Robert McMahon as DoD Assistant Secretary for Sustainment President Trump has announced Robert McMahon, assistant secretary for logistics and materiel readiness at the Defense Department, as his choice for the next DoD...
Defence Minister Guto Bebb hosted Secretary Tone Skogen, State Secretary in Norway’s Ministry of Defence, on her visit aboard a US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft – equipment which both the UK and Norway will...
As the joint force demands a more expeditionary, regionally aligned and globally responsive force, sustainment forces must adapt to sustain global joint combined arms operations in sufficient scale, for ample duration, with joint, interorganizational...
“We need to start thinking about sustainment more when we design systems” The Defense Department’s former acquisitions, technology and logistics function recently became two organizations: acquisitions and sustainment, and research and engineering According to...
The document is a summary of the US National Defence Strategy, with focus to the next five years. Jim Mattis “this strategy establishes my intent to pursue urgent change at significant scale” “We must...
All organizations (multinationals, small and medium enterprises, start-ups, NGOs) need to develop skills and competences of Business Analysis that are fundamental in today’s context to be able to innovate, transform and enable changes to...
DOWNLOAD REPORT HERE – The Fiscal Year 2018 defense budget cycle has been unusual in several ways. The budget request was submitted unusually late in the process, coming near the end of May, which...
The U.S. Army is about to announce a reorganization to streamline and centralize the buying, building, replacing and testing of weapons and equipment, according to a letter released to general officers by Chief of Staff...
Air Defence / Air Systems / C4ISR / ISR / Logistics / NATO / new technologies / Policy / TADIC
Top national defence procurement officials discussed innovation and new initiatives to support NATO capability efforts at the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on 4 May 2017....
Cloud / Land Systems / Logistics / Policy / US DoD
In order to improve ammo business processes, the US Standard Army Ammunition System-Modernization, is being upgraded to provide more centralized and accurate information to support ammunition management. SAAS-MOD is the system that Ammunition Supply...
The word ‘collaboration’, much like ‘innovation’, has been bandied about with some regularity in defence industry circles of late but what does it really entail? “Collaboration may be the single most important skill needed in...
In his first meeting with his Italian counterpart in today, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis thanked Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti for her country’s hospitality for U.S. forces and its contributions to various security missions. The...
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Interview Dunford at the side of the NATO Military Committee meeting Dunford told reporters traveling with him that Russia has built up its capabilities in the nuclear...