Intellicheck Mobilisa to upgrade US Fort Irwin’s Defense ID system

Intellicheck Mobilisa has bagged a contract to modernise the existing Defense ID system deployed at Fort Irwin National Training Center in California, US.

Under the $247K contract, the company will upgrade the facility’s access control capabilities by adding its IM3000 Visitor Vendor Center and extra IM2610 handheld identification card readers.

Intellicheck Mobilisa CEO Dr Nelson Ludlow said: "Fort Irwin is a major training area for the United States military.

"We are grateful that they have seen fit to upgrade their existing Defense ID System technology."

The addition of the Visitor Vendor Center will enable the base to issue local access credentials for scanning at the gate for positive identification of visitors.

In addition, Intellicheck Mobilisa will add the Fugitive Finder element, which enables live National Crime Information Center (NCIC) assessments for everyone seeking access to the base.

IM2610 handheld TWIC reader has recently qualified all tests required to comply with standards set by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for deployment in harsh conditions including MIL-STD 810F standards for high temperature, low temperature, temperature shock, humidity, vibration and mechanical shock.

In addition to reading TWIC cards, IM2610 are capable of scanning driver’s licenses and military Ids; match person-of-interest lookups with law enforcement lists and official lists, and can even be integrated with already existing port security systems.