Translating the DIP into Capability: Logistics, Supply Chain and Operational Readiness

Join ADS for an exclusive briefing with Vice Admiral Sir Andy Kyte and Julie Brettell, Director of Supply Chain & Industry, to explore how the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) will translate into the logistics, industrial capacity and supply-chain resilience required to deliver defence readiness and operational advantage.

As the UK responds to an increasingly complex threat environment, the ability to deploy, sustain and regenerate the Armed Forces will be fundamental to our national resilience and warfighting capability. Defence logistics is not simply a support function; it is a strategic enabler of operational success, connecting equipment, people, infrastructure, technology and industrial capacity to ensure forces can operate effectively when and where they are needed.

This session will provide an opportunity to hear directly from senior defence leaders on the priorities, challenges and opportunities ahead, and how closer collaboration between defence and industry can strengthen the UK’s ability to sustain operations, respond to disruption and deliver at pace and scale.

 This event offers defence companies a valuable opportunity to:

• Hear directly from Admiral Kyte and the Director of Supply Chain & Industry on defence’s priorities for logistics, supply chains and sustainment, and their contribution to operational readiness and resilience.
• Understand what the DIP means for defence logistics in practice, including the implications for equipment availability, through-life support, inventory, infrastructure and the ability to sustain operations in a contested environment.
• Explore how defence and industry can strengthen supply-chain resilience, including industrial capacity, access to critical components, assured supply, stockpiles and the ability to scale production when demand increases.
• Understand the role of industry in delivering operational readiness, from maintenance, repair and overhaul to spares, equipment support, logistics services and the regeneration of capability.
• Explore opportunities for innovation and digital transformation, including data-enabled logistics, predictive maintenance, AI-enabled decision support and improved visibility across complex supply chains.
• Consider how defence can move from routine support to sustained operations, including the ability to deploy, respond to disruption and maintain capability through periods of heightened demand or conflict.
• Identify opportunities across the defence industrial base, recognising the contribution of Primes, mid-tier businesses and SMEs in providing specialist expertise, innovative solutions and resilient supply-chain capacity.
• Engage directly with senior defence leadership to better understand the challenges ahead and where industry can help deliver practical, measurable improvements.

From investment to readiness: the strategic role of industry

The Defence Investment Plan provides an opportunity to consider not only the capabilities defence procures, but also how those capabilities are supported, sustained and made available when operationally required.

Delivering effective logistics requires a close and enduring partnership between defence and industry. This means aligning operational demand with industrial capacity, understanding dependencies across the supply chain, strengthening critical capabilities and ensuring the UK can respond at pace when circumstances demand it.

For industry, the challenge is to help defence move towards a more integrated, resilient and responsive logistics enterprise, improving equipment availability, strengthening supply-chain assurance and ensuring that investment translates into operational effect.

Through its Translating the DIP into Capability series, ADS is bringing senior defence leaders and industry together to strengthen this dialogue, improve mutual understanding and help turn strategic ambition into practical delivery.

Who should attend?

This session will be particularly relevant to organisations involved in logistics and supply-chain management, equipment support and sustainment, maintenance, repair and overhaul, spares and inventory, transport and distribution, infrastructure, digital logistics, AI and data, manufacturing, critical components, energy resilience, training and specialist support services.

It will be valuable for Primes, mid-tier businesses and SMEs seeking to understand defence’s priorities and contribute to the UK’s ability to sustain operations, strengthen resilience and respond to future demands.

Book your place

Join ADS and colleagues from across the defence industrial base to hear directly from Admiral Kyte and Julie Brettell, understand Defence’s priorities for logistics and supply-chain resilience, and explore how industry can help turn investment into operational readiness. 

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