Army looks to RFID to update supply chain
11 August, 2009
category: RFID
In an effort to improve its logistics tracking and monitoring of assets the United States Army has recruited five companies to provide automatic identification technology (AIT) hardware and solutions across its global supply chain.
The Army has issued five AIT-IV contracts with a ceiling value of $418.5 million to five companies: Northrop Grumman, GTSI, CDO Technologies, Intermec and Lowry Computer Products.
The five companies will provide the hardware, software and engineering services necessary for implementing wireless asset tracking systems, including RFID.
The Army anticipates applications for AIT-IV to extend from inventory and warehouse environments and large, open-area storage facilities to maintenance, repair and tracking facilities, entry and exit points of military facilities and roadside installations, as well as restricted office and laboratory environments, the military transportation community and petroleum distribution points.