Militaries and law enforcement agencies require reliable and secure personal and vehicle identification systems to effectively manage their vehicle assets and manpower, easily distinguish between friendly and enemy vehicles and personnel, as well as quickly plan and execute the movement of forces.

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The personal and vehicle detection, recognition, identification and tracking systems used in military and policing applications need to be robust, rugged, and capable of surviving challenging environmental conditions.

Finding the best personal and military vehicle identification equipment and solutions

Army Technology has listed some of the leading suppliers of military vehicle identification equipment and solutions, based on its intel, insights, and decades-long experience in the sector.

The list includes suppliers of personal and vehicle tracking and identification solutions for military, security, border force and policing applications.

The information contained within the download document is useful for military mission planners, strategists, army mission and base commanders, senior procurement executives, police officers, and any other individual involved in the acquisition and use of personal and vehicle identification systems for military and law enforcement applications.

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Types of military and police vehicle identification solutions

Defence forces and law enforcement agencies use different special-purpose vehicle identification, tracking, video inspection, and automated recordkeeping systems for the proper identification of friend or foe, improved situational awareness during combat, and enhanced safety and security of military bases and police stations.

Types of vehicle identification equipment and systems used in military and policing applications include:

  • Rugged unique identification labels and metal barcodes
  • Ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers, tags and smartcards
  • Automatic number plate recognition systems
  • Contactless vehicle identification and automated record-keeping software
  • Multi-sensor thermal imaging solutions for armoured vehicle identification
  • Vehicle undercarriage inspection ramps
  • Identification friend or foe (IFF) systems for military drone applications
  • Electro-optics and infrared (EOIR) surveillance systems
  • Digital night and day handheld vision devices, and
  • Hand-held under-vehicle inspection cameras

Biometric technology for personal identification and access control in defence and security applications

The growing instances of insurgencies and the rising threat of terrorism have attracted increasing interest in adopting personal biometric authentication and access control based on iris, facial and fingerprint recognition for military and law enforcement applications.

Security personnel can utilise easy-to-use biometric tools and devices to enhance their real-time capability to thoroughly scrutinise and determine whether an individual is seeking legitimate access or poses any threat to national and homeland security.