Tuesday April 08, 2008

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.

See also :

1. As part of Lockheed, Savi spreads RFID around NATO
2. Lockheed aims to sell 500 F-35's in Asia Pacific
3. Twice the jet fighters
4. Lockheed Martin

(2008-04-08 12:44:01 SGT) [Tech] Permalink

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