News / K+N under orders to quick-march British Army logistics into the 21st century

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The logistics supporting British Army operations will be transformed after the opening of a new defence fulfilment centre in November.

By consolidating freight, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) could see the number of annual shipments it procures reduce by some 40%, claimed the project leader.

Kuehne+Nagel (KN) is part of a consortium – which includes US firm Leidos and TVS Supply Chain Solutions – that last year was awarded a 13-year contract by the MoD to help transform its logistics services, understood to be one of the largest military logistics ...