Impacts of Unmanned, Automated Platforms for Logistics Under Attack

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  • By Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Operational Energy (SAF/IEN)

Explore the impact of using autonomous unmanned platforms to augment intra-theater airlift missions requirements in a Logistics Under Attack scenario.  What are the minimum operational requirements for these platforms (range, speed, payload, etc)?  Which type of platforms are most suitable (electric, conventional, hybrid, etc), and what are the logistics and sustainment requirements?