Military-Based Solutions to Nighttime Firefighting Challenges
The largest wildfire in California history serves as a reminder that the trend of increasingly larger and faster-moving blazes may require new methods and...
Digital Mapping to Revolutionize Emergency Response
Emergency responders rely on real-time and accurate information for enhanced situational awareness and safety. Now they will be able to have better information about...
Israeli Technology: Rope Access Using Drones
Rescue missions and law enforcement operations often require working at heights, and coping with unique rope access challenges. Rescuing survivors from buildings in the...
New Emergency Platform Slashes Time to Dispatch by 65%
A new system provides live video calls and pinpoint location capabilities to 911 centers across the US. The next-Generation 911 plugin c-Lite works in...
New Drone Charging Method to Allow Indefinite Operation
While the entire drone industry has been laser-focused on how drones can improve established commercial industries, the feasibility of indefinitely operational drones opens the...
Preparations for Secure Drone Integration in Airspace
During recent years, drones have experienced an unprecedented boom within aviation. Coinciding with the increase in popularity, incidents involving drones in tourist areas, as...
Unusual Method to Extinguish Forest Fires
An unusually dry summer has touched off dozens of forest fires across Sweden, including in a number of hard to reach and potentially dangerous...
Global Success to Safety and Security System Developed by Israeli Startup
During an emergency or disaster event, the response speed of the rescue teams and the coordination among the forces managing the incident are critical....
First Responders will Get Advanced UAV Technology
Authorities and public safety services currently use UAV for a variety of purposes every day, including for fire spot detection from above buildings, search...
Lockheed Martin Exposes Advanced Firefighting Airtanker
Lockheed Martin has exposed its LM-100J "FireHerc," a civil-certified firefighting airtanker variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules that is the airlifter of choice...
New Drone-Based Thermal Imagery Can Save Lives
Traditionally, thermal inspections have been time-consuming, limited to accessible areas, or required manned aircraft that typically yield low-resolution data at a high price. A...
Israeli Company Achieved Friend or Foe Identification from 18 Km Distance
New systems that distinguish between enemy and friendly forces were exposed by an Israeli company. Thermal Beacon Ltd. developed high-end, innovative thermal IFF (Identification...
Drone and Helicopter Perform First-Ever Emergency Drill
A first-of-its-kind emergency evacuation drill using drone technology was performed by Nevada and California agencies. During the drill on the Nevada-California border just north...
Tactical SUVs Gain ‘Always-On’ Connectivity
A new collaboration has created ‘always-connected’ tactical SUVs for the likes of first responders and law enforcement. Microsoft has partnered with satellite connectivity firm...
Communication Giant Launches Advanced Command Center
Today's increasingly complex public safety situations call for new approaches that are built on integration and automation and are constantly evolving. A new platform...
Bird Detection Radar Becomes Powerful Tool for UAS Operators
DeTect has completed the commissioning of a HARRIER Ground- Based Sense-and-Avoid (GBSAA) radar in Spain. The system, supplied to a provider of aerial emergency...
Firefighters to Train with Most Realistic Interface
Developing any new product for first responders requires complex and resource-intensive testing. Testing interfaces in real emergencies could expose first responders to high risk....
New Application Will Alert When Emergency Vehicle is Approaching
A new service, Responder-to-Vehicle (R2V), protects first responders and motorists by delivering real-time alerts to drivers and connected cars via smartphone apps and in-vehicle...
Egozi: Israel’s Home Front is Not Prepared
By Arie Egozi
In recent years, we have been repeatedly warning here that the Israeli home front is not prepared for an emergency. But in...
IDF Unit 669 for Combat Rescue, Evacuation & Airborne Medicine
IDF special unit 669 is the Israeli Air Force’s Airborne Rescue And Evacuation Unit, and one of IDF’s four special units. The unit defines...
Weather Sensors Get Intriguing Application
A faster way for first responders to track clouds of toxic gases during an accident has been developed, originating on the battlefields of Iraq....
Boeing Supplies Helicopter to Japan Coast Guard
The H225 helicopter is known for its speed, range, and payload in the 11-ton-category twin-turbine rotorcraft. It is the newest member of Airbus’ Super...
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Fighter Jet Without a Runway? X-BAT Makes It Real
A new unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter platform has been revealed, designed to operate from ships, islands, and austere locations while carrying...
