Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Sirit tapped by DOD for logistics support

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Sirit and the Defense Logistics Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense’s combat logistics support agency, have signed a one year contract for Sirit RFID technology to track and manage the international transport of materials.

An estimated $2.7 million contract, the Defense Logistics Agency will be utilizing Sirit’s EPC Class 1, Gen 2 compliant RSI-674 inlay.

The passive RFID labels and ribbons will be deployed for the internal and external tracking of materials, covering all Defense Distribution Center depots across the United States, and overseas. [end] 

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