Andrew Toache

The Textron Systems Surface Effect Cargo Amphibious Transport (SECAT™) vehicle is a revolutionary craft, purpose-built to support maritime logistics missions inside of contested environments where speed, versatility and survivability are paramount. With the Navy and Marine Corps having a wide and diverse array of amphibious missions across the globe, the SECAT design offers high-speed, long-range, cargo and personnel transport, as well as cargo transfer, both at sea and on land. Building on Textron Systems unique technical expertise, the company are proud to introduce a new, innovative design, called the Surface Effect Cargo Amphibious Transport (SECAT). This platform, based on SES technology, can deliver the advanced logistic capabilities required for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) & Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). For logistics missions inside of contested environments, the SECAT surface effect design provides several key advantages over traditional monohull vessels. Its impressive speed of up to 50 knots allows it to carry up to 500 tons of cargo (equivalent of 21 Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicles) to a range of 500nm and quickly maneuver from the cargo load zone to the delivery location. The vessel’s shallow draft of 4 feet also allows it to maneuver close to the shoreline and discharge cargo without the need for port infrastructure (piers, cranes, etc.) support. This is a significant advantage when operating in austere undeveloped locations and offers fleet planners a high degree of operational flexibility when planning logistics missions. Additionally, both its speed and shallow draft provide a degree of survivability by making the vessel a harder targeting solution for potential adversaries. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak https://lnkd.in/g_JKwwyS

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Keeping your military development and sustainment programs on track requires a robust supply chain. Delays, cost overruns, and inventory issues can disrupt critical operations. LSI offers a powerful solution: dedicated on-site procurement, inventory, and logistics experts embedded within your program. ✈︎ #Aerospace #LSI #LSIStrategy ##MilitaryProcurement #DefenseLogistics #OnSiteSupport

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Can Leidos Gibbs & Cox convert oil rigs into mobile missile defense and resupply bases? Here's how we're helping the challenging problem of capacity issues in the Western Pacific ⬇️

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What's missing from this Defense Innovation Board recommendations report on Data? This is a comprehensive report and set of recommendations from the DIB on improving data access and quality across the department. Would highly encourage you to read. One other recommendation I would recommend adding is a CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE SUB-TIER SUPPLIER INFORMATION, STARTING WITH TIER 1, to enable better monitoring of supply chain risks and ultimately improve supply chain resilience. Getting this information after a contract has been set up is quite difficult for many reasons including lack of incentives for a contractor to provide it. At a minimum, Tier 1 information is something that contractors have at their fingertips as they know who their next tier suppliers are. Information beyond that into next Tiers is more difficult and requires them to reach out to their next tier of suppliers. It can be done through solutions like Resilinc as we have seen at DLA and other agencies. But it takes time and effort. Recommendation: Add a requirement, for contracts of certain size and above, to provide Tier 1 supply chain data, based on part #s, products, service offerings being delivered. Anthony Di Stasio Brooke Pyne Peter Guinto Brandon Hodges Dr. Marina Theodotou G. Nagesh R. Ryan Connell John Ferry Rob Handfield #emergingtech #supplychainresiliency

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