Possibility of MRT rail link between Singapore and Johor, Malaysia being discussed

Transport Minister Raymond Lim said it is premature to say whether Singapore's MRT line will eventually extend into Johor Bahru. He was responding to reporters on Sunday [30 Mar 2008] about a recent Bernama report which had quoted Johor Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman as saying that a block of flats that was being torn down was for a train station that would serve as an extension of Singapore's MRT line.

Mr Lim said there is a working group with officials from both sides looking into how best to enhance connectivity between Singapore and Johor. While one of the options is a rail link, Mr Lim said other options are still being discussed.

- It is good to see closer integration between Singapore and Malaysia, whether bilateral or within the ASEAN framework. A positive step was the fairly recent dispensing with the need to fill in those white immigration cards for Singapore visitors visiting Malaysia. An MRT railway link, if built, would be a leap forward.

Lockheed Martin uses RFID to help track stealth fighter

rfidupdate.com :

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has asked its suppliers who provide parts and materials for the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft to include RFID labels on those shipments by the end of this year. The Joint Strike Fighter, also known as the F-35 Lightning, is a next-generation stealth fighter aircraft that is the first to be jointly designed for use by the US Air Force, Army, and Navy. The Joint Strike Fighter is currently in limited production and is still in the test phase. The US Marine Corps is scheduled to take first delivery of the Joint Strike Fighter in 2012. The plane is expected to eventually replace the US military's F-16 and A-10 aircraft.

Lockheed Martin is involved in military RFID applications in multiple ways. The new supplier labeling requirements suggest the company uses RFID internally. Lockheed Martin is the parent company to Savi Technology, which provides the DoD and NATO with RFID systems for in-transit logistics tracking. Last month Savi announced its contract to provide the DoD with RFID systems has been extended through January 2009, and that the maximum value was raised by $60 million to $483 million.

- The company has been abuzz for months with news about using our active RFID tags to track parts and supplies for Lockheed's stealth fighter program. I wasn't sure at the time for which plane (F-22 Raptor or F-35 Lightning II). Well now we know.

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