The Joint Strategic Support Area, where military might is generated, projected and sustained during the fight, must modernize to address pressure from adversaries, benign characters and criminal enterprises.
“Envision a swarm of these autonomous vessels going out to various island chains … not having to beach because we're gonna have the UAVs come in, meet somewhere over the water, grab portions, and take that AOR’s portion … of ammo, food, blood,” said Rob Watts, the deputy director of the Army’s contested logistics cross-functional team.