Army Fielding RFID

In the heat of battle, the last thing any warfighter wants to do is paperwork. Yet soldiers have to keep track of how many times they fire their weapons during combat, largely so the Army can better estimate when each weapon has reached the end of its useful life. ...

“We envision a system that will automatically count rounds fired, perform basic health monitoring, and upload this information directly into existing or modified databases,” said Kevin Miner, program manager at the Army’s Armament Research, ... “The goal is to automate counting of ammo fired and to provide increased operational and maintenance capabilities through automation.”

From GCN.com