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The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency and the United Kingdom’s National Armaments Logistics and Support have signed a new, nonbinding statement of intent to steer future cooperation on military logistics, building on an initial framework set in 2024. The document was signed Sept. 15 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex during a break in the Worldwide Logistics Symposium by DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly and Royal Navy Vice Adm. Andy Kyte, the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s chief of Defense Logistics and Support.
The arrangement outlines closer coordination across five areas: connecting digital systems, strengthening supply-chain resilience, improving global logistics positioning, advancing standards and interchangeability, and deepening collaboration between operational and industrial partners. All efforts will be carried out in line with each nation’s laws, regulations and available funding, according to the agencies.
“I think the level of maturity and detail and granularity in this latest statement of intent reflects the maturing relationship we’ve got between our two organizations,” Kyte said.
The statement says the two sides aim to broaden their strategic partnership in logistics and supply-chain management and to work toward a joint logistics enterprise that is more resilient, integrated and effective amid a more challenging global security environment.
Simerly, who is set to retire in October and took the helm at DLA shortly after the 2024 agreement, reflected on the progress since then. At the ceremony, he said, “I’ve watched for the past three years the progress we made, which has been significant,” and, “I think, as you and I identified mid-stride over these past three years, we now have the opportunity to accelerate and expand our objectives.”
He added that the latest accord marks a further deepening of ties between the organizations, underscoring the long-term nature of U.S.–U.K. logistics cooperation.
