Rfidjournal.com Defense RSS Feed http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/rssheadlines/vertical/4/ RFID Journal News en Researchers Seek to Reduce Wastage for First-Strike Rations http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9162/ A Florida group is studying ways to track the temperatures of food rations traversing the U.S. military's supply chain, and is developing software that would calculate how temperature could alter shelf-life. Sensors Track Consumer Goods Bound for Troops in Afghanistan http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9138/ To combat theft or security breaches, American President Lines is using Cubic's Container Tracking and Monitoring Solution to monitor overseas shipments to U.S. post exchanges. Zebra, OAT Partner on Solutions Combining Passive and Active Tags http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9110/ The companies will incorporate OATSystems' passive RFID middleware into Zebra Technologies' existing RTLS products, enabling customers to track goods and assets using active and passive RFID on a single platform. RFID Journal LIVE! LatAm 2011 Report http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9020/ RFID Journal's second annual event for Latin America showcased leading end users presenting powerful educational case studies. View the presentations from the event. The Year That Was http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9060/ 2011 saw some economic ups and downs, but many companies turned to RFID to track the locations of their products and assets—and to monitor their conditions. KCF Technologies to Launch Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensors http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9052/ The RFID-based devices will allow users to track their machinery's condition based on vibration and temperature readings, with power supplied by a battery or generated by heat, vibration or sunlight. RFID in Defense and Security 2011 Report http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9008/ RFID Journal's second annual defense-related event attracted existing and potential end users, as well as vendors, looking to learn about the benefits that the technology can provide. View the presentations from the event. RFID Tracks Gear for Australian Customs and Border Protection http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9028/ The agency is using HF passive tags and readers at 22 offices and on numerous vessels, to track the location and maintenance records for thousands of weapons and pieces of equipment. Intrusion-Detecting Sensors Protect Borders, Troops http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/8972/ Lockheed Martin and Textron each offer active wireless mesh-network systems to the military and private sector, to monitor movements or hazardous conditions. Registration Now Open for RFID Journal's 10th Annual Event http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/8965/ RFID Journal LIVE! 2012 will feature more than 50 case studies presented by leading end users, as well as solutions from more than 175 technology companies.