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Cubic to provide wireless mesh asset tracking technology to AfghanistanJan 04, 2013 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Cubic Global Tracking Solutions, the asset management and visibility solutions provider of Cubic Corporation, has received three US Army and GSA Schedule orders totaling approximately $4.8 million to expand its wireless mesh asset tracking technology to two US bases in Afghanistan. Cubic will deploy thousands of Mesh Asset Tags (MATs) and its Web-based Device Management Center (DMC) asset visibility system to bases near Kandahar and Bagram, where the technology will be used to track and process equipment being redeployed or returned home in the drawdown of troops from Afghanistan. Cubic is delivering the mesh network technology to the US Army Logistics Innovation Agency and Army Sustainment Command as a subcontractor to ARINC, Inc. on the Next Generation Wireless Communications (NGWC) contract, and the Army Mobility Asset Tracking System (AMATS) program. Currently being used for yard management of vehicles at three bases in Kuwait, the solution consists of small, battery operated mesh tags with built-in GPS receivers that are attached to vehicles and linked wirelessly with one another to form a secure data communications network. Cubic's asset visibility system enables logistics personnel to determine the precise location of any military vehicle by searching the DMC database. "Our system improves visibility in the Army supply chain to allow more efficient and secure processing of valuable equipment for retrograde movement outside of Afghanistan, and will help improve compliance with Army Wash Rack requirements for cleaning, tracking and monitoring of vehicles," said Jim Kilfeather, vice president of Cubic Global Tracking Solutions. "The system reduces the amount of time spent looking for vehicles, and enables more efficient utilization of personnel, equipment, wash racks, and inspection bays. To the Army, this means a significant reduction in total turn time, as well as a better managed and predictable logistics flow to ports like Karachi." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon |