AI-driven maintenance and logistics could decide mission success - Armscor
· Source: defenceweb.co.za
In short
Armscor is exploring AI-driven predictive maintenance, smart logistics and digital military supply chains to boost operational availability of prime mission equipment for the South African National Defence Force while lowering maintenance costs. Speaking at the Future of Warfare symposium during the Africa Aerospace and Defence Conference, Armscor senior logistics engineer Thabang Sebapu detailed the evolution from reactive to prescriptive maintenance and the use of operational data and inventory to anticipate requirements. He warned that implementation faces challenges including data ownership, limited infrastructure, skills shortages, legacy platforms, funding and cultural limitations.
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Tags: predictive maintenance, logistics, supply chain, defence, automation