Iridium Satellite LLC announced June 27 that the 2nd Force Service Group of the U.S. Marines implemented an Iridium satellite-enabled equipment identification and tracking system to provide in-transit visibility and asset tracking capability.

The system, which is under trial at Camp Lejeune, N.C., incorporates radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and Web-based tracking software to locate and track the movement of vital supplies for warfighters at the front. The system relies on Iridium’s satellite network to relay data in real time from RF readers and to track vehicles and other assets.

In a separate announcement, Iridium said that Jakarta-based carter operator PT Travira Air will equip its fleet of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft this summer with Iridium satellite communications systems supplied by Sky Connect LLC.

The values of the contracts were not released.