Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF) - U.S. Military Logistics Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Wars are won as much by logistics as by firepower. The Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF) is a pivotal U.S. Department of Defense initiative designed to rewire military readiness across the Indo-Pacific by shifting maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities closer to the theatre of operations.

This Strategic Intelligence Report unpacks how the U.S. is establishing regional repair hubs in Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, the Philippines—and increasingly India—to reduce dependence on continental U.S. facilities, shorten turnaround times, and sustain high-tempo naval and air operations. The report explains why logistics has become a frontline domain in countering China’s shipbuilding scale, assertiveness in the South China Sea, and growing pressure on U.S. forward forces.

Beyond infrastructure, the report analyses alliance politics and industrial integration, including Master Ship Repair Agreements with Indian shipyards, South Korea’s expanding defence-industrial role, and the strategic logic of embedding sustainment within allied economies. Scenario analysis highlights best-case readiness gains, most-likely coordination challenges, and worst-case risks if political or logistical friction undermines execution.

Designed for defence analysts, policymakers, investors, naval strategists, and geopolitical risk professionals, this product turns logistics doctrine into strategic foresight.

Deterrence fails when sustainment breaks. Following Global Eye Intelligence ensures you track how logistics—not headlines—will decide the Indo-Pacific balance of power.