The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) intends to move the remaining on-premise elements of its Automated Biometric Identification System to…
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.
US Army plans biometric authentication via wearables for operational systems in the field
As the U.S. Army plans to increase its use of wearables and other technologies, their biometric authentication capabilities could solve…
The Army sees bigger role for its proposed ID and authentication token
A Bluetooth token being designed by the U.S. Army for its own personnel in the field is being considered for…
AnyVision looks to spin off defense operations, negotiates face biometrics JV with Rafael
Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is in advanced negotiations to purchase ownership interest in AnyVision’s defense-oriented operations, Ctech…
Idemia NSS advances in Base of the Future AFWERX challenges with biometric identity checks
Idemia National Security Solutions (NSS) is providing biometric technology as one of the 92 finalists in the Base of the…
Military takes robot interaction to the next damn level with new speech recognition system
Waking up Alexa or Google with a question works well enough in the relatively unchanging home environment. But when trying…
SAFR wins $1.9 million deal with U.S. Air Force for biometrics innovations
SAFR from RealNetworks has received $1.9 million in funding for innovative facial biometrics projects, consisting of two Phase II Small…
Prototype handheld biometric face scanner unveiled by U.S. Army Star Wars ‘nerds’
A small but growing unit within the U.S. Defense Department has created a portable and networked prototype biometrics application to…
The Terminator? It’s more like a modem with anger issues at this point
For all the legitimate fears that the U.S. government’s AI work is creating an uncontrollable djinn, the technology is still…
InCadence wins $16M biometrics contract with U.S. Marines and gets acquired by Xator Corporation
InCadence has been acquired by Xator Corporation and tapped by the U.S. Marines to provide biometrics for battlefield identification in a…
