NATO tests RFID to prevent friendly fire
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Considering the US is entrenched in a war, it is good to see the point where “ground-pounding” meets technology. NATO has been testing out a variety of RFID technologies- everything from the bulky, tank-mounted and jet-mounted units, to a mere handheld unit that only requires 4 AA batteries for its power source- to greatly reduce casualties caused by “friendly fire”.
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 in England with 800 troops, 94 combat vehicles and nine aircraft putting a number of technologies through their paces.
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