MWEN
 Fortress Technologies was selected as a key technology provider of FIPS-certified wireless solutions to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Mobile Wireless Expeditionary Network (MWEN). Developed by technology integrator Global Services Corporation of Fayetteville, North Carolina for the USMC's Transportation and Distribution Information Systems (TDIS) Group, MWEN provides rapidly deployable, secure wireless networking and data communications capabilities, enabling more efficient and effective tracking of equipment deployed in support of military operations around the globe.
"TDIS is tasked with designing and developing flexible technology solutions that help improve mission effectiveness and logistics visibility across the USMC," said Jim Martin, Director of Technical Services, Global Services Corporation and lead on the MWEN project. "Our goal for MWEN is to replace the older, more expensive tracking solution previously in use on Maritime Preposition Force vessels, the Shipboard Movement Tracker (SMT), which costs about $500,000 per ship. MWEN will significantly decrease this expenditure, while increasing deployment flexibility by extending capability ashore in other tactical environments." MWEN is a rapidly deployable, self-contained kit that provides organic power, wireless communications, handheld devices, and FIPS-validated security. These kits can be deployed anywhere on a ship or in a forward operational area and provide on-demand wireless communications, enabling the USMC to use handheld devices to track, record, and share equipment movement information in a completely secure environment. |