The US Army has awarded Texas-based Geoforce a $72m contract to provide global asset tracking using secure satellite and terrestrial communications.

The contract through Geoforce’s AssetLink Global subsidiary will provide cellular, satellite, and hybrid tracking across Department of War, other federal agencies, Nato and overseas military sales.

The firm will support global in-transit visibility (ITV) and combat sustainment asset tracking in all six geographic combat commands and beyond.

The NGT-II programme aims to expand and improve logistics visibility across military transportation and operational environments using secure satellite and terrestrial communications technologies. AssetLink’s open contract vehicle supports scalable asset tracking, monitoring and ITV in demanding operational environments, providing near real-time tracking data from a wide variety of transportation assets in any location globally pole-to-pole.

“Asymmetric power dynamics and the expansion of loitering munitions and UAVs, combined with peer rivalries across global supply chains and the increasing vulnerability of geographic choke points, have made assuring global logistics a critical element of modern warfighting,” said David Goldstein, senior vice president of Geoforce AssetLink. “Logistics has become a decisive combat function, and the NGT-II programme will provide secure in-transit visibility far from predictable locations and pathways. ITV data allow war fighters to anticipate issues, adapt to real-world situations and provide a common basis for relationships that preserve the sanctity of combat sustainment missions worldwide.” 

Geoforce’s asset intelligence platform supports non-powered and powered equipment across industries including government and defence, rail, maritime, oil and gas, mining, construction, and heavy equipment operations. Through the acquisition of AssetLink Global (assetlinkglobal.com) earlier this year, the company expanded its capabilities in secure satellite communications, sensor integration and defence-focused logistics visibility applications.

“NGT-II represents an important validation of the technologies and operational capabilities that AssetLink has developed over many years combining secure communications, rugged tracking technologies and advanced sensor integration,” said James MacLean, CEO of Geoforce. “The addition of AssetLink’s defence and secure communications expertise meaningfully expands Geoforce’s ability to support customers operating in mission-critical global logistics and field operations environments. We continue to see strong demand for ultra-rugged operational intelligence that can perform reliably in the world’s harshest and most demanding environments.”

Geoforce combines a cloud-based software platform with ruggedised GPS tracking devices and industrial IoT technologies to deliver operational visibility across remote and physically demanding environments. The company serves customers across government and defence, rail, transportation and logistics, construction, mining, oil and gas, utilities, and agriculture.

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Geoforce operates research and development facilities in Bozeman, Montana, with additional offices throughout the USA and internationally in Brazil, Australia and Canada.

For more information, visit www.geoforce.com/ngt2.

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