BLUF
The vessel can serve as a floating air base for helicopters and drones, delivering logistics, evacuations and medical support when land access fails. Domestic support should strengthen humanitarian readiness and technological self-reliance.Learning Outcomes:
· Explain how maritime aviation supports disaster response across archipelagos.
· Analyse floating air bases for delivering time-critical humanitarian assistance.
· Assess domestic sustainment as an enabler of operational self-reliance.
