The Impact of the Challenges of the New Regional Security Environment on the Improvement of Logistic Transport Systems at the Tactical and Joint Levels in National and Allied Operations Within NATO

Abstract In the context of the rapidly deteriorating regional security environment and the lessons generated by the war in Ukraine, this article examines how contemporary challenges reshape the role and requirements of logistic transport at the tactical and joint levels in national and allied operations within NATO. The study applies a qualitative documentary content analysis to a corpus of open-source NATO and EU policy/doctrinal documents and selected specialised studies. Using a directed coding scheme derived from the conceptual framework, the analysis maps, the main categories of challenges affecting military mobility and the corresponding enablers and mitigation measures relevant to logistic transport planning and execution. The findings consolidate two dominant adaptation tracks: the integration and interoperability of logistic transport through institutional coordination, standardisation and digital logistics/C2, and the adaptation of movement and sustainment to emerging threats, including UAS, electronic warfare and cyber disruption. At the same time, the corpus highlights persistent governance fragmentation and uneven procedural harmonisation as recurring constraints. The article concludes that logistic transport is evolving from a supporting function optimised for peacetime efficiency to a strategic enabler of operational resilience and deterrence under crisis conditions.