Friday, October 21, 2005

Army tests RFID to beat 'friendly fire'

"The British Army has been testing technologies - including radio frequency tags - that could reduce casualties from 'friendly fire' incidents. Earlier this month Nato's Operation Urgent Quest exercise tested the potential of a number of combat identity systems under battlefield conditions on Salisbury Plain, with 800 troops, 94 combat vehicles and nine aircraft putting a series of technologies through their paces." Source: silicon.com