First Responders

Tyco Innovation, a branch of that global leader in fire and security solutions, has snagged up some inventive Israeli startups that could help save...

Identifying the firearm used in a crime is more complicated than shown in the movies. However, the basic setup is correct. Ballistics examiners match...

Renault Trucks Defense and Thales SA have unveiled the new version of the MIDS tactical command post vehicle. Integrating a mobile system for managing large-scale...

Ohio Homeland Security announced Friday the launch of an app designed to make it easier to send tips to law enforcement. The free Safer Ohio...

Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance can provide first responders with key information. Integrating unmanned flight systems into use for domestic surveillance...

AT&T announced it was introducing a pilot system to its Customer Service Relations (CSR) for recording customers' calls as well as analyzing content and...

The Department of Homeland Security will not impose a ban on carry-on luggage at airports, but is leaving open the possibility in the future. Speaking...

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned Monday that fighters from Islamic extremist groups may hide among the flood of migrants seeking refuge in Europe, increasing...

Different divisions of the U.S. armed forces, as well as other government agencies such as Darpa, are all working on developing high-tech armor that...

‘Intelligent video analytics’ were deployed by the Indian Railways in order to assess crowd density at major railway stations and initiate crowd control measures...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has released a major sharing service update to its First Responder Support...

Keeping firefighters safe and communicating with them have been major technical challenges for decades. While outdoors, they can use GPS to track one another,...

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...

The National Institute of Justice is gathering market research data from vendors of two different kinds of security technologies, body-worn cameras and person-screening portals,...

Main events of the week Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed formal responsibility for the attack at the editorial offices of the weekly Charlie...

The Turkish Finance Ministry has spent 10 times than previous year on buying armored water cannons, armored carriers and helicopters for the police due...

Following emergency talked on Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone, Sweden and Denmark have agreed to lift temporary border crossing restrictions as soon as possible. The...

Think Big Data is some indecipherable discipline completely divorced from your everyday concerns? Or maybe you know that it does some good, but you’re...

Israeli tech-firm, Memtex, develops and manufactures miniature wireless or cellular surveillance systems optimized for law enforcement, government agencies, special forces, HLS, and emergency services....

US police departments’ vehicles have been getting gradually older and less effective. The solution found is a new truck that Ford has recently unveiled,...

A new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will serve as a cell tower for the benefit of users such as first responders. Fenix Group has...

A joint project between NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a smart program that will do just about anything...