The Sustainment Enterprise
Building submarines and warships is only half the task; keeping a fleet serviceable across decades is an industrial problem in its own right. This panel examines the engine behind maintenance, repair and overhaul: advanced manufacturing against obsolescence and long lead times, the sovereign sustainment partner model, naval bases as forward hosts, and the allied MRO hubs emerging across the Indo-Pacific. The debate is what to build sovereign and what to network to trusted partners.
