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Boeing Tracks Assets at Kennedy Space Center RFID Global Solution's real-time locating system allows Boeing to track its tools as they are used on NASA spacecraft in real time, and to ensure none are left at the launch pad.

Air Force Base Deploys Wi-Fi/GPS RFID System Across 2,500 Acres Davis-Monthan Air Force base will use AeroScout's new Unified Asset Visibility solution to track equipment anywhere on its vast compound.

DOD Awards Passive RFID Contract to Six Vendors The contracts have the potential to provide the military with $75.5 million worth of products and services during the next six years.

DOD Needs to Enforce Its Own RFID Mandate, Says Inspector General Many suppliers and contracting officers are failing to comply with the U.S. Defense Department's directive for applying passive RFID tags to certain shipments, according to a recent investigation by the DOD's inspector general.

Authentication Solution Embeds Invisible EPC Gen 2 Tags Into Watch Crystals The Winwatch system offers retailers a way to validate watches at the point of sale, and can also be used for supply chain management, after-sales services and repair, and other applications.

Navy, Marines Track Assets on Oahu Military warehouses at Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay are using EPC Gen 2 RFID to track inbound and outbound supplies and equipment.

Taiwanese Company Unveils EPC Gen 2 Chip With 128-kbit Memory Favite says tags made with the IC will be available in early 2009, and that its RFID interrogator module supports the chip's large memory size.

Evigia Launches 433 MHz Active RFID Product Line The company's new EV3 product line includes seven transponders and three interrogators—all compliant with the ISO 18000-7 standard.

PUF Technology Catches Clones Startup company Verayo is marketing a passive 13.56 MHz RFID chip that prevents cloning by enabling users to verify its authenticity before selling a product to which it's attached.

DOD Issues RFP for Active RFID The new request for proposal will enable the military to purchase active RFID technology from more than just a single vendor.