The Spanish Armed Forces (SAF) now is "up and running" with an active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) network and software platform that can be interoperable with similar network solutions deployed by NATO and other allied defense forces. The compatible RFID networks, provided by Savi Technology, now enable SAF and NATO to automatically track and manage national and multi-national, joint force consignments, extending through Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere worldwide.

The RFID platform was installed through the Savi Consignment Management Solution (CMS), which includes data-rich, active RFID tags, fixed readers and handheld reader kits based on a highly configurable system using dual frequencies for spot-level and wide-area locating of consignments and supply chain assets.

Last year, the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency initiated use of an interoperable RFID "backbone" for its International Security Assistance Force supply chain, which operates across six key nodes in the Netherlands, Germany, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

"We're pleased that the Savi CMS solution is up and running in short order, and we're eager to further test the system across the supply chain nodes where we have it operating, and to collaborate on tracking consignments through compatible networks such as NATO's," said Coronel Enrique Porras, technical director of SAF's Logistic Resources Tracking System Program.

Savi Technology also has extended active RFID networks and support software for the U.S. Department of Defense, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, Australian Defence Forces, and the Danish Ministry of Defence.