ARINC receives multiple task orders from US Army

The US Army has placed multiple task orders with ARINC to expand its wireless mesh network protocol services, as part of the previously awarded next generation wireless communications II (NGWC II) contract, worth $12.4m.

Under the task order II, ARINC will continue the joint capabilities technology demonstration through development, testing and certification of the mesh network protocol and sensor applications.

Task order III involves demonstrating satellite tracking technology capability to provide in-transit visibility (ITV) for containers in the distribution pipeline of the army with near real-time alerts in cases of intrusion.

The contract aims to provide and assess a system to track and monitor the progress of ISO shipping containers as they are transferred to their final destination.

ARINC System Engineering & Analysis director Jim Potter said, "The ARINC team, which includes Cubic Global Tracking Solutions (CGTS) and Lunarline, will leverage its proven advanced technology and logistics system engineering expertise to enable the U.S. Army to move to a real-time, global, in-transit visibility capability."

Potter added that the team supports massive logistics requirements of the US Defense Department for its soldiers.

A new Army Mobility Asset Tracking System (AMATS) Device Management Center (DMC) in a virtual machine (VM) environment will be set up under the task order V to expand fixed mesh gateway locations to other regions.

The task order aims to track assets and progress of equipment as it goes through retrograde processes in both Kuwait and Afghanistan using NGWC mesh enabled devices capability.