Australia Defense Ships RFID-Tagged Pallets and Containers to Middle East

The Australian Defense Force's (ADF) first RFID-tagged shipments from Australia into the Middle East can be automatically tracked by interoperable RFID networks built for coalition forces by Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company. The shipments aboard an air freighter leverage wireless tracking networks operated by the U.S. Department of Defense, NATO, the United Kingdom and other coalition forces. "Track and trace will provide near real-time automated tracking from the time the stores (supply shipments) are consigned in the warehouse until they are delivered to the area of operations," says Brigadier David McGahey, director general Materiel Information Systems Branch.