Canadian police use UAV to find family lost in forest

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Earlier this year the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Nova Scotia unveiled a new fleet of vision-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for purposes that include...

UK Seeks Emergency Communications Contract

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The United Kingdom’s Emergency Services Mobile Communications Program (ESMCP) will replace the communication service currently delivered by Airwave, which was criticized following the July...

Solution for Emergency Response

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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests affect some 275,000 individuals in Europe each year and carry a low survival rate of about 10%. Research suggests when CPR...

Drones’ New Mission

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Around the world, authorities are turning to drones in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, using them to enforce lockdowns and disinfect urban areas....

Locate an Emergency Caller Using Wireless Phone

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The U.S Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed rules to help emergency responders better locate wireless 911 callers. The proposed rule changes stem partly...

Anthrax – the next attack is only a matter of time

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The GAO (Government Accountability Office) is calling for the FBI to develop a comprehensive framework for future anthrax investigations. After the 2001 anthrax attacks,...
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Police Officer’s Wearable Sensor to Alert in Case of Injury

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One of the risks evolving during police operations is that when an officer is injured, the period of time until help arrives might be...

Egozi: The Annual Purim Debacle – Firecrackers Are Explosives

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By Arie Egozi It is hard to understand how a state like Israel, maintaining intense security measures in its airports and ports is unable to...

Thermal Imaging for COVID-19 Detection – Not Always Precise 

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As fever is one of the symptoms of COVID-19, businesses have been employing thermal imaging cameras to surveil employees’ body temperatures as a tactic...

Canadian DND orders iRobot 510 PackBot CBRN robots

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iRobot has secured multi-year contracts for the delivery of iRobot 510 PackBot reconnaissance, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) recce systems to the Canadian...
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Virtual Counter-Terrorism Training within Real Environment

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With the number of terrorist-related incidents increasing globally, and the method of attacks evolving, regular proactive training that responds to these changing threats is...

COVID-19 Constraints – Mixed Reality Tech Being Tested for Airports

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Large industrial operators are keen to understand how to maintain the integrity of their electricity network to the highest standard while operating in an...
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How an Autonomous Drone Saves Lives

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With the increase in recent years of refugees fleeing from dangerous areas via the sea, an urgent humanitarian crisis, some researchers have begun developing...
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COVID-19 Tracing Apps – New Evaluation Tool

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As the COVID-19 pandemic started, private industries and tech sectors around the world developed smartphone-based solutions to automate the manual contact tracing process. While...

Unique Stabilization System Improves MEDEVAC Operations

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Military pilots and MEDEVAC teams have long been coping with the challenge of getting a rescue litter and personnel to a patient easily and...

Instant Eye

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Developed by Andover, Massachusetts-based Physical Sciences, the Instant Eye aerial drone is designed to improve situational awareness during disaster response efforts. The GPS-enabled Unmanned Aerial...
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Israel’s MDA and Border Police Collaborate in Maritime Emergency

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MDA, Israel's national medical emergency service, will operate a new personal watercraft equipped for maritime emergency situations, that will help improve the period of...

Zero-Trust Cybersecurity as a Priority

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The US government has been prioritizing zero-trust cybersecurity. Zero trust security asserts that devices should not be trusted by default, even if they are...

Saving Lives on the Battlefield: New Israeli Medical Technology

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A simple, basic medical device aimed at saving lives on the battlefield was developed and manufactured by a medical start-up company based in Ra'anana,...
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Protecting The Protectors

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First responders are constantly looking to improve, sharpen their senses and abilities and put their hands on the most innovative and useful equipment. Now,...

Israel MDA emergency calls answered in 5 seconds

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MDA (Magen David Adom) is currently integrating some of the most innovative technological systems in the world. This new technology allows a quick response to...
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The Next Level of Emergency Management

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New wireless technologies that are designed to assist emergency responders were tested recently at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington. Several organizations partnered together to...

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Can AI Spot a Threat Before It Happens?

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Modern cybersecurity systems face a scale problem. Networks generate enormous amounts of traffic, and malicious activity may be hidden among millions of ordinary interactions....