How Drone Logistics Are Changing Warfare

The new bottlenecks in resupply are digital and industrial rather than geographic.

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Warfare is the contest between technology and geography. Geography imposes limits (e.g., distance, rivers, mountains, chokepoints) and technology tries to erode them, relying on the infrastructure that makes movement possible (bridges, roads and airfields) as much as on engines or aircraft. Each era in warfare starts with a shift in the technology-geography balance: Railroads collapsed […]

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Andrew Davidson
Andrew Davidson is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security and is completing his master’s degree in International Relations through Liberty University. Prior to working on continuing his education, he served in the U.S. Army for over 11 years with experience as a Platoon Sergeant in the Middle East and South Korea serving with the 10th Mountain Division and the 25th Infantry Division.