A series of global events have led to the growing and untransparent use of biometrics collection under the pretext of…
Military Applications
Militaries around the world use biometrics for secure access control to facilities, equipment, and IT systems, and to identify adversaries in the field.
Like a nightmare come true: Killer robots fighting humanity’s wars
There is a lot to consider in news of at least one hunter-killer quadcopter participating autonomously in factional warfare in…
US military integrates biometrics-enabled watchlist with DoD ABIS
Current DoD biometric initiatives, including the expansion of DoD’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) were outlined at a recent online…
US Army using VR helmet to link biometrics with automated systems
The United States Army is using a new suite of biometric software tools as it works towards using the data…
New biometric tool spots deepfakes even out on the battlefield
A new method of foiling deepfake video reportedly has been developed by Army researchers. The system, called DefakeHop, is billed…
DoD biometrics contract boosts Griaule onto fastest growing list
Griaule has placed 346th in the FT-Statista ranking of the fastest growing companies in the Americas for 2021, fueled in part…
RealNetworks wins facial recognition and AI analytics contract with US Air Force
Safr from RealNetworks has earned its third Small Business Research Innovation (SBIR) deal from the United States Air Force (USAF)…
US Army seeks base entry control biometrics proposals
U.S. Army officers want proposals for two biometric access control systems and one biometric data cleaning application. One proposed project,…
Whoop provides biometric health monitoring for Arctic paratroopers
Whoop has partnered with the U.S. military to provide biometric health tracking to its 25th Infantry Division based in Alaska,…
US Navy plans rollout of new multimodal biometric system after shift to remote training
A U.S. Navy Mobile Training Team has transitioned to remote training for Sailors on the biometric gear used in the…
