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Westport, Conn.-based SecureRF Corp., a maker of secure radio frequency identification (RFID) products, has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the United States Air Force (USAF). The project aims to develop a secure, satellite-enabled, radio frequency identification (RFID) system for asset tracking.
Officials did not release the dollar amount of the award, but typical Phase I grants range between $100,000 and $185,000.
The secure global RFID system under development is intended to verify the actual location and precisely track in-transit assets without providing targeting information and exposing tactical locations or logistics information to unfriendly forces.
The system will use an encrypted military or commercial satellite network, rather than a fixed RFID reader infrastructure or cell phone coverage, typically used in current commercial applications. While the project will be built with military applications in mind, officials said components of the system could eventually find their way into the commercial sector, particularly for tracking high-value assets.
In Phase 1 of this grant, SecureRF will focus on determining the feasibility of implementing this protocol within an active RFID tag with GPS functions. In Phase 2 of the project, a prototype of this system will be designed, developed and produced for field testing.
SecureRF’s technology is applicable to several industries, and in August the company was awarded additional funding under a separate Phase 1 SBIR grant with the National Science Foundation for use of the technology in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
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