Logistics security is one of the most important concerns facing those involved in the functioning of the army, making it one that requires special attention from responsible persons. Malinowski (2019) considers that the redeployment efforts are related to rising globalization, accelerated technological advancement, the dissolution of the bipolar world, and the establishment of a new multipolar order, all occurring simultaneously. Therefore, the way dangers are perceived has shifted because of these aspects. Until the end of the 1980s, the military sphere posed the greatest threat to national and international security. (Malinowski, 2019). However, towards the turn of the century, greater emphasis began to be paid to the threats happening in non-military defense components: ecological, economic, energy, IT, and social. Thus, a shift in focus from military to non-military threats is needed. Moreover, the present objective of the logistics system transformation is to match the scale of logistical capacity to the actual demands of the military in terms of technological modernization and professionalization.
As a component of the state’s surveillance system, the army has a responsibility to develop and repair its capability. Redeploying the armed forces to the objectives that have been laid forth for them is accomplished through the operation of the professionalization of the military forces. With redeployment in professionalism, the goal is to replace the compulsory service with a voluntary professional service that includes durable and agreement service. Additionally, it is necessary to adjust the army’s size, framework, and equipment to meet both new threats and challenges in the work line and meet societal standards. Professionalization enables the army to better prepare for existing and future non-military and military concerns by enhancing its capability to respond to them (Chakhoyan, 2021). In turn, expanding the number of military and intelligence units improves capabilities to operate outside the country in ally and alliance operations.
There have been initiatives to redeploy personnel and equipment in the security situation of the last decade of the twentieth century. When the armed forces become more professionalized, the essence of deployment becomes their expertise, which determines changes in other areas of their operation, particularly in the fields of training and equipment. The peaceful logistic safety of the troops is affected by the environment, with the progress of modernization unquestionably being one of the most significant (Rutner et al., 2012). It is the deployed armed forces’ logisticians who are responsible for maintaining an adequate logistical prospect, which is characterized by the provision of needs in peacetime, as well as security and material support during emergencies and war.
The ever-changing nature of reality necessitates a continual focus on the future. A current evaluation of the functionality of existing systems and the implementation of measures to enhance them are required. As a result, new solutions are always being developed with the goal of their ongoing development. Subsequent reorganizations incur extra expenses, both financially and in the human component. According to Malinowski (2019), over the previous two decades, several officers, and distinguished logistics sector professionals who have not yet retired, have left the army organizations. The construction of a logistical security system for a semi and a branch based on a new kind of military troops makes deployment difficult (Kindberg & Gallo, 2006). The organization and security of duties ahead of the Armed Troops of the RP and executed within the forces deployed on an ad hoc basis to the United Nations, NATO, and the European Union provide a significant challenge to the logistic security process.
Therefore, logistics security is a key aspect of national and international security. In this regard, redeployment efforts are of particular importance, which is especially relevant in the course of shifting the focus from military to non-military threats. The army, including its size, structure, and equipment, needs constant transformation. These included professionalization, an increase in the number of military personnel, and the modernization of the deployed armed forces’ logisticians.
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