Account for every person and every asset — even off the grid.
For armed forces, defence primes, and the wider public sector.
We design and deliver personnel-accountability, mustering, asset and controlled-item chain-of-custody, and contractor-control programmes for secure sites — engineered to run on air-gapped or on-premise infrastructure with sovereign data.
Hardware-agnostic across UWB, BLE, active RFID, and Passive RFID. We are vendor-neutral and security-led, not tied to any platform.
Defence: the use case, and the numbers it moves.
The right radio for each job — chosen, never sold — mapped to your use case. That is what makes the ROI fast.
1 · Account
Serialised, secure-cell tracking of every asset.
2 · Locate
UWB precision inside classified facilities.
3 · Audit
Full chain of custody, audit-ready on demand.
UWB → secure-cell · RFID → identity · BLE → zones
What we keep seeing on secure sites.
Mustering is manual and slow
When an alarm sounds, accountability still depends on a roll-call against a clipboard. Minutes pass before anyone can confirm everyone is out and safe. Incident response needs a verified headcount in seconds, with an audit trail.
Chain-of-custody has gaps
High-value and controlled items move between stores, workshops, and the field on paper sign-out sheets. Reconciliation is periodic, manual, and error-prone — exactly the kind of gap an audit or inspection exposes.
Contractor & visitor control is blunt
Knowing who is on site, which zones they are cleared for, and whether they have left is handled by a gate log and trust. On a secure estate, "trust" is not an access-control policy.
The use cases that consistently pay back.
Personnel accountability & mustering
Every person on site accounted for at the muster point in seconds, time-stamped and audit-trailed for the incident report.
Asset & equipment tracking
Vehicles, plant, comms kit, and high-value equipment located across the estate, with utilisation and dwell analytics.
Controlled-item chain-of-custody
Sealed, audit-grade accountability for controlled and sensitive items from store to field and back — who, what, when, where.
Tool control & FOD prevention
Tool-for-tool accountability in workshops and on the flight line, with foreign-object-debris controls for aviation and MRO units.
Contractor, visitor & zone access
Live on-site register, geofenced clearance zones, lone-worker safety, and automatic exit reconciliation.
Air-gapped & on-prem deployment
The full stack engineered to run with no internet dependency, on sovereign infrastructure, with role-based access and full logging.
Hardware & software ecosystem
Ubisense · Zebra · Impinj · Kontakt.io · Quuppa · active-RFID mustering systems · ruggedised and intrinsically-safe tag families — selected for your security posture and environment, never by price book.
Where we plug in
SAP S/4HANA · IFS · Maximo · ServiceNow · asset-management and logistics systems · access-control and PSIM platforms · incident-management and HR rostering — on-premise where the network demands it.
What good looks like at site level.
What we design and document to
IEC 62443 (OT/IT security) · ISO/IEC 27001 (information security) · data sovereignty and on-premise / air-gapped operation ·
least-privilege, role-based access and full audit logging · encrypted at rest and in transit · alignment to your accreditation and national security frameworks.
We work under mutual NDA and your site's security clearance and vetting requirements from day one.
Defence & public sector — where the payback shows up.
Rapid mustering & accountability
Verified personnel headcount at the muster point in under 60 seconds, fully time-stamped and audit-trailed for the incident report.
Controlled-item chain-of-custody
A sealed, audit-grade trail for controlled and high-value items from secure store to field and back.
Contractor & zone control
A live on-site register with geofenced clearance zones and automatic exit reconciliation across the estate.
We needed accountability and chain-of-custody on an air-gapped network — no cloud, no exceptions. TRACIO delivered automated mustering and asset accountability that cut audit time by around 90%. It succeeded because they designed to our security constraints from the start rather than retrofitting a commercial platform.Programme Lead · defence systems integrator · confidentialAnonymised at the client’s request. Reference available on request.
Common use cases — what we keep seeing.
Classified-document and material tracking
Problem: Classified materials must be tracked at unit level with full audit trail — manual logs are error-prone and audit-failing.
Tech mix: Passive RFID on every classified item, BLE-AoA on cleared personnel, integration with classified-document management.
Outcome: Classified-handling compliance verified, ITAR/EAR audit-ready, insider-threat detection improved.
Force-on-force tactical training
Problem: Live-fire and force-on-force training requires real-time position, hit detection and replay for after-action review.
Tech mix: UWB on operators, weapons and vehicles, hit-detection integration, real-time tactical-operations centre.
Outcome: Training realism improved, AAR (after-action review) accelerated, training-cost-per-objective reduced.
Military vehicle and equipment depot management
Problem: Defence depots track thousands of vehicles, weapons and equipment items through receipt, maintenance and dispatch.
Tech mix: Passive RFID on every item, BLE-AoA on personnel, integration with depot-management software.
Outcome: Depot-throughput up 20-30%, item-loss reduced, audit-compliance verified.
Mustering and personnel accountability
Problem: Defence personnel mustering must be verified in <60 sec; barracks, fields and operations all require fast accountability.
Tech mix: BLE or UWB on personnel, gate and muster-point readers, integration with personnel-management.
Outcome: Muster verified in seconds, personnel accountability real-time, emergency-response evidence.
Tool control on aircraft and vehicle maintenance
Problem: Defence maintenance tools are calibrated and FOD-critical — tools left in equipment cause catastrophic damage and loss-of-life risk.
Tech mix: Passive RFID on every tool, smart-shadow boards, integration with maintenance-management.
Outcome: FOD events from tools eliminated, calibration compliance 100%, mission-readiness improved.
Ammunition and ordnance tracking
Problem: Ammunition and ordnance must be tracked through depot, transport, issue and use under strict regulatory requirements.
Tech mix: Passive RFID on every container, GNSS on transport, integration with ammunition-management.
Outcome: Ammunition-accountability verified, transport-security improved, regulator-audit compliance.
Aircraft turnaround and ground-support
Problem: Defence aircraft turnaround (refuel, rearm, repair) is mission-critical and time-sensitive.
Tech mix: UWB on aircraft and GSE, BLE-AoA on personnel, real-time turnaround dashboard with safety interlocks.
Outcome: Turnaround time reduced 15-30%, safety interlocks compliance, mission-readiness improved.
Vessel and submarine fleet maintenance
Problem: Naval vessel maintenance involves thousands of contractors, complex work packages, and access-controlled compartments.
Tech mix: BLE-AoA on contractors, Passive RFID on critical tools and parts, access-control on compartments, integration with maintenance-management.
Outcome: Maintenance-period duration reduced 5-15%, access-compliance verified, audit-ready records.
Range safety and target-system management
Problem: Live-fire ranges require personnel-and-target-system safety with real-time visibility of all positions.
Tech mix: UWB on personnel and target systems, GNSS on vehicles, integration with range-control.
Outcome: Range safety compliance verified, training-throughput up, safety-incident risk reduced.
Supply-chain security and counterfeit-part prevention
Problem: Defence supply chains face SUP (suspect unapproved part) risk; full provenance must be verified for safety-critical parts.
Tech mix: GS1-encoded Passive RFID tags from authorised distributors, EPCIS integration for full provenance, integration with defence procurement.
Outcome: Counterfeit-part detection at receiving, full provenance per safety-critical part, regulator-audit ready.
Frequently asked questions
What does RTLS/RFID provide for defence operations?
Accountability of people and assets - including in GPS-denied environments - for readiness, logistics, serialised custody, and instrumented live training.
Does it work off the grid and in GPS-denied areas?
Yes - UWB, inertial and mesh systems give precise tracking indoors, underground and where GNSS is jammed or unavailable, which is often exactly where it matters.
How does it support serialised chain of custody?
Each item gets a unique identity and an immutable, time-stamped custody record aligned with serialisation standards - evidence-grade accountability for controlled assets.
Can it instrument live training?
Yes - position, movement and engagement data enable objective force-on-force scoring and after-action review, indoors and in CQB facilities.
How do you handle security and integration?
We design to your security and data-handling requirements and integrate with your logistics and command systems - vendor-neutral, so the architecture fits the mission.