US Navy Commissions $1.5M Blockchain System for Tracking Critical Weaponry

US Navy Commissions $1.5M Blockchain System for Tracking Critical Weaponry

From coindesk.com

The U.S. Office of Navy Research has awarded a $1.5 million contract for a blockchain system to help ensure the supply of military weaponry. • Indiana-based blockchain firm SIMBA Chain announced Wednesday it was awarded the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) phase II contract to build a demand sensing system that would anticipate the need for "critical" military weaponry parts. • The blockchain solution will be built for the Defense Logistics Agency, the combat support agency in the U.S. Department of Defense, and is aimed to reduce disruption issues and threats to engineering and maintenance ... (full story)

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