Defence logistics resilience is a decision network, not contractor scale

The Leidos and DHL Supply Chain alliance for UK defence logistics highlights the importance of integrated support models in contested or volatile operating environments.

The affected decision is which mission, unit, inventory position or repair flow receives priority under constrained conditions. Value requires shared data, operational rules and escalation paths across the integrator, logistics operator and defence customer.

The principal failure mode is building a large service alliance without a common decision layer for contested logistics.