First Responders

The state and the military are trying to build an appropriate response in the event of a potential threat. One of the most important...

  Gil Reider, Director of Life Science, Aerospace Defense & HLS Department in the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute: "The Israel Export and International Cooperation...

The emerging blockchain technology represents an innovative leap forward that has many uses and applications across multiple sectors of the economy. But is it...

Twenty officers and firefighters from Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority are taking part in a special hazardous materials (Hazmat) course in Sweden. They are...

The Atlanta Police Department (APD) ordered and started receiving 2,300 GLOCK 22 Generation 4 pistols. The APD is transitioning away from a pistol manufacturer...

According to various reports, back in 1990, the South African government at the time extracted the country's inventory of highly enriched uranium from its...

Arie Egozi The intelligence departments of Europe’s security services are suffering failure after failure when it comes to receiving alerts on preparations for large attacks. Europe...

The multiple breaches and deficiencies in European security structures exposed in the Paris attacks throw a light on the Union’s unpreparedness for the threats...

Helping law-enforcement officers make better decisions when deciding when to use force has become increasingly important in light of the public debate on the...

Recently, Rio de Janeiro's authorities teamed with crime experts and concerned business leaders to launch a major big data based crime monitoring tool, ISPGeo,...

Securing telephone communication is on the agenda of the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The organization is “working to...

More than 40 robots and 150 scientists and engineers have gathered to compete in the euRathlon 2015 Grand Challenge. Inspired by the 2011 Fukushima...

A few days ago i-HLS reported on a wide-scale modernization process that’s taking place these days in the WestMidland police force in England as...

A new application meant to increase officers’ efficiency while pulling over and inspecting vehicles on the side of the road has been put to...

Close quarter battle (CQB) carbines are a crucial weapon for the Indian Army for its counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir Valley. Worried about the...

Borders and fences make it difficult for people to infiltrate areas – but they can't entirely prevent it. The same borders, however, severely disrupt...

How many citizens have already paid with their lives and how many more will pay in the future for the lack of a centralized...

How do you train a dog to detect a threat and issue an alert? Dogs are known for their highly keen sense of smell. While...

A person carrying a suspicious package climbed the White House fence on Sunday night. He was later arrested by officials. No details regarding this...

Officials in Oklahoma claim to have thwarted the first attempt in the state to smuggle contraband into a prison with an unmanned aerial vehicle. A...

An achievement for Israeli technology: Tiger by Lynx TFG, which allows any mobile device to stream video in real-time to a personal control center,...

Firefighters might lose communications during an incident if their handheld radios are exposed to high temperatures, according to new tests conducted by the National...