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Key logistics trends up to 2040 and their impact on host nation support logistics Cover

Key logistics trends up to 2040 and their impact on host nation support logistics

By: Ville Nokipii  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1799-3350 | Journal ISSN: 2242-3524
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 7, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 13, 2025
Published on: Dec 17, 2025
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