First Responders

China is planning to set up "cybersecurity police stations” at major internet companies and for websites so authorities can move more quickly against illegal online...

The solar-power AtlantikSolar unmanned aircraft system (UAS) last month demonstrated its ability to assist in search-and-rescue (SAR) missions associated with the refugee crisis occurring...

Emergency Response departments are adopting UAVs to help save lives. The Canadian Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) has recently recruited two thermal imaging...

The US electrical grid remains alarmingly vulnerable to a variety of cyber threats. Judging by the number and type of cyber incidents reported to...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 U.S police forces want to have photographed evidence that will support their actions. The White House has asked for $263 million in funding for...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting increasingly better year by year. It can answer questions, find patterns in data, and even drive cars. Now, researchers...

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...