Coast Guard launches Navita digital system for mariner credentialing
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) this week launched Navita, a new digital system for Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and medical…
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.
Fujitsu Korea partners with Milipass on defense digital identity project
Palm vein biometrics is getting a significant boost in South Korea as it enters the military domain. Fujitsu Korea has…
Nigeria seeks stronger security through new digital ID legal framework
Nigeria’s Minister of Defense, Rtd. Gen. Christopher Musa, has pledged support for the effective implementation of the country’s new national…
USSOCOM seeks smartphone-based contactless iris biometrics for military ID
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking companies and researchers that can turn ordinary Android phones and tablets into…
US Army begins fielding next-generation battlefield biometrics system
The U.S. Army has begun fielding a new multimodal biometric collection system designed to give military police and other forces…
Clearview AI contract links Army special forces to wider intelligence ecosystem
A small U.S. Army special forces purchase of Clearview AI facial recognition licenses has exposed a broader defense intelligence pipeline…
Air Force seeks mobile biometric kits for field identity operations
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) is conducting market research to determine potential sources for a lightweight mobile…
US defense bill sustains military biometric identification infrastructure
Two modest biometric funding lines in the House version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) point…
Reveal Technology wins formal role in special operations biometrics
Reveal Technology’s Identifi mobile biometric system has been adopted as a program of record by U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM),…
Biometrics in warfare, surveillance raise new oversight challenges
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report warns that biometric technologies are moving from routine identity verification into more consequential…
