September 16, 2004
U.S. Military Invests $100 Million in RFID
High-tech RFID tags used to track inventory will help improve logistics efficiency within the U.S. military branches.
According to DefenseLINK News:
That's why, starting in January, the Defense Department wants its suppliers to start using radio frequency identification technology for shipping containers, said Alan Estevez, deputy undersecretary of defense for supply chain integration, at the National Defense Transportation Association's annual conference.
By 2007, Estevez said, the department will require suppliers to apply RFID tags to cases, pallets and all packaging of commodities shipped to all DoD locations.
The Defense Department, he noted, simply is mirroring newer inventory-control systems already undertaken by private-sector giants such as Wal-Mart.
Read more: Radio ID Tagging Aims to Improve Military Logistics
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