Europe's crisis reaction – forgotten factor? Europe's defense needs logistics professionals: the unused turbo for Europe's defense

At a time when Europe faces unprecedented security policy challenges, powerful defense logistics forms the backbone of any effective deterrent and crisis reaction. In specialist circles, logistics are one of the most important factors of military performance: Without a reliable supply chain, which covers all levels from the first preparation of use to the event in the battle, neither flexibility nor endurance of modern armed forces are guaranteed. But despite an ambitious bite in the white book (Joint White Paper for European Defense Readiness 2030) So far there is no clear structures of responsibility and tangible mechanisms to systematically control projects and to effectively integrate small and medium -sized companies (SMEs) as an innovation driver. Without binding responsibilities, transparent escalation paths and uniform monitoring procedures, there are delays, loss of efficiency and wastage of resources – while at the same time the potential of numerous SMEs remains unused.

 

There are not administrative lawyers or EU bureaucracy experts, but logistics professionals with comprehensive practical experience: in particular experts from dual-use logistics who not only dominate international transport chains, but also intralogistic processes and existing management. Your expertise is crucial in order to make cross – border approval processes as smoothly as the operational coordination of warehouse, handling and distribution centers- and thus to increase the punch of our defense directly. Suitable for this:

• Du logistics² | Double dual-use logistics: integration of rail and street for civil and military purposes
• The importance of the Modal Split and the role of dual-use logistics in transport policy

A European Defense Logistics Council (EDLC) with national logistics focal point, flanked by a digital real-time dashboard, would bundle decision-making processes and clearly define responsibilities. At the same time, a SME Defense Logistics Innovation Platform enables precise tenders, binding SME quotas and pre-commercial process initiatives so that agile medium-sized companies can directly transfer their disruptive ideas into practice.

 

Only through this double – clear governance at the EU and national level paired with proactive SME integration and the targeted integration of experienced logistics experts- we create the prerequisites for a robust – innovative defense logistics that makes Europe capable of acting and resistant.

 

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