U.S. military awards radio contract
Digital Angel landed a contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop a new survival radio system for military aircraft. The contract calls for the company to design and build 20 operational radios within eight months to replace the current URT33 system, which will become obsolete when existing frequencies at 121.5 MHz and 243 MHz cease to be monitored by Cospas-Sarsat — the international satellite system coordinated by the U.S., Russia, France and Canada — in February 2009, according to the company.
In other news, the company’s electronic RFID livestock tagging system has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for use in the National Animal Identification System — a cooperative program between the U.S. government and the livestock industry to help trace, manage and eradicate animal diseases.
