First Responders

The Seismological Laboratory at the University of California Berkeley has released a new app: MyShake. The app isn’t meant for at-home Zumba hopefuls, but...

A Department of Homeland Security firewall, meant to detect and prevent hacking attempts by nation-states against the US government, is apparently not very good...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is introducing RES-Q-CELL cellular search and rescue system, designed to detect survivors in disaster areas, using accurate geo-location of the...

A large-format drone equipped with two internally-developed robotic arms, enabling it to directly accomplish a variety of tasks, was developed by Prodrone Co. The...

Following large fires, hurricanes or earthquakes, first responder teams in disaster areas sometimes have to refrain from entering unstable structures, due to the danger...

We’ve written before about government tracking of citizens’ mobile phone through devices such as the Stingray. The Anaheim, California Police Department has revealed that...

Roadside bombs in Afghanistan, mines in the Persian Gulf’s shipping lanes, blazing infernos in downtown neighborhoods – danger seemingly lurks around every corner. Throughout time,...

In today’s world of terror threats and subversive elements operating within countries’ borders, intelligence has never been more crucial. With no opposing country to...

Drones are proving a crucial high-tech tool for aid workers in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquake. With the death toll from Saturday’s...

On the heels of a delivery to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Environmental Tectonics Corp. has signed a contract for an additional disaster-management simulation...

A new technology, Watermark Ink (W-INK), can distinguish liquids by their surface tension. The technology that can perform instant, in-field characterization of the chemical...

A new UAV - the Łoś - has been designed by the Polish WB Group company to meet the needs of the Polish Armed...

Olga Grosman-Ezrahi Will crime be abolished in 20 years? Is there a way we can know in advance about the next murder or crime? In...

As part of its efforts to fight online frauds, the Arizona Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to develop new...

New 3D scanning technologies may have applications that could advance the police work. When it comes to impressing jurors, crime scene investigators are feeling the...

A new product in the body-cam market for police officers: VOXX Advanced Solutions Corporation (VASC), a subsidiary of VOXX International Corporation, announced recently the...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the other day announced the largest civil penalty the FAA has proposed against a drone...

the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has announced that the Israeli Ministry of Public Security and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Aerial imagery of infrastructure will assist first responders in rescue missions and disaster areas. Israeli manufacturers of unmanned air systems (UAS) see a growing demand...

Ness Technologies has unveiled its advanced, integrated crisis management solution spanning the national, regional, municipal and field levels . Ness' integrated crisis preparedness and management...

Australia’s immigration minister, Peter Dutton, announced that, as part of the merger between customs and the immigration department into the new Australian border force...

One of the most-advanced humanoid robots ever built was introduced to the public yesterday in Waltham, Mass. The 6-foot 2-inches tall, 330-pound Atlas robot, built...