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Air Force Okays Savi RFID Tags on All Aircraft Transporting Military Supplies

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

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The Air Force has certified Savi Technology's active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) asset tracking and security tags aboard all fixed and rotary-wing aircraft-- government, commercial, passenger or cargo--that transport supplies for the Department of Defense. The certification follows testing that shows the RFID tags did not interfere with onboard avionics such as radios, navigation or flight instruments. While Savi's tags have been used on ally types of aircraft for many years without reported mishaps, this is the first time the…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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