Small, Compact Portable Tracking Unit Supports NATO Logistics in Afghanistan by Combining Sensors with GPS, RFID, SatCom, GSM and GPRS

PITU Delivers Breakthrough Three-Way Communications

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Sept. 21, 2010 – Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Savi Technology today announced the first-of-its-kind technology device that can switch from satellite or terrestrial wireless systems to continuously monitor the location and condition of shipments anywhere and at anytime.  Called the Portable In-Transit Tracking Unit (PITU), the new-generation device about the size of a digital video recorder connects communications among Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices, GPS location and SatCom systems, global cellular networks and  sensors that detect environmental and security changes. (more…)

Read More about » In Haiti, RFID Brings Relief

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and readers made by Savi have played a significant role in tracking military supplies sent to Haiti for relief efforts since the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12th.

Tagged shipments, fixed and mobile readers, such as Portable Deployment Kits, all have helped to provide better visibility of supplies as they leave the United States, and also while staged for distribution within Haiti itself.  In a February military publication, it noted that there were nine read interrogators and two write stations established (with more being added) to provide ITV support for Operation Unified Response in Haiti. (more…)