<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/initiatives/supply-chain-research/posts/what-autonomous-forklifts-have-to-do-with-surviving-a-contested-battlefield.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>What Autonomous Forklifts Have to Do with Surviving a Contested Battlefield</title><description>Find out how autonomous, human-assisted forklifts could reshape battlefield logistics by speeding supply throughput, reducing troop exposure, and turning warehouse efficiency into a survivability advantage in contested environments.</description><pubDate>02/25/2026</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/supply-chain-research/posts/images/matt_scmrc_5_913x485_72dpi.jpg" alt="Graphic with a camouflage background displaying the title “What Autonomous Forklifts Have to Do with Surviving a Contested Battlefield,” alongside a white icon of a forklift carrying stacked crates, a satellite signal symbol, and a target reticle."/></image><author>Matt Waller</author><tags><tag>clc</tag><tag>scmrpost</tag></tags></item>