Phones Track Firefighters When the Heat is On
In the midst of a blaze, firefighters rely on teamwork to tackle the flames, save lives and get out safely. But getting a clear...
Anti-Jamming Technology to Support First Responders Communications
Anti-jamming solutions have become more and more essential for military and law enforcement agencies. Now, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and...
Wearable Sensors to Help Prioritize Wounded Soldiers’ Treatment
The immediate monitoring of environmental and personal factors can be critical for first responders and soldiers in many emergency cases. Various wearable sensors can...
The Modern Day A-Team
Lockheed Martin demonstrated for the first time how its models of optionally-piloted helicopters and small UAS can work together to successfully locate and extinguish...
Jail Surveillance in Maricopa County Goes High Def
New system captures and retrieves video from six facilities housing as many as 10,000 inmates.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in Arizona is implementing jail...
Safe city: Ramat Hasharon, Israel – and Nanded, India
Two Israeli companies are in charge of Safe City project.
Ramat Hasharon (- northern suburb of Tel Aviv), Israel, has nearly 50 thousand residents. Nanded,...
SWAT & K9 CARRIER
By Eyal Avidov
Dogs have been used for law enforcement since the 14th century. The rapid urbanization of London in the 19th century caused a massive increase in...
New Drone School Opened In The UK
Four pilots have opened a new drone training school called UAV Air in the UK to help people learn how to fly unmanned aircraft...
IoT Could Turn Our Cities Into Cyber Battlegrounds
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly. The number of internet-connected devices is expected to hit 6.4 billion in 2016, and to surpass...
New App Intends on Minimizing Police Violence
A newly-developed app aims to allow both police officer and driver to stay in their vehicles for routine traffic stops, injecting a level of...
Emergency Vehicles to Help Map Radiation Threat in City
A radiation threat detection system was successfully tested recently by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
DARPA’s SIGMA program—whose goal is to prevent...
Improved radios for critical missions unveiled
Motorola Solutions adds technology to MTP3000 Series TETRA radios to meet mission-critical demands.
The entire MTP3000 Series of Terrestrial Trunked Radios (TETRA) from Motorola Solutions...
TSA Lets Weapons Slip Through Screening 95% Of Cases
Since its creation almost 14 years ago, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has had one goal...
Game Changing Solution for Cargo Shipping Security
More advanced security technologies are demanded by the cargo shipping industry. A transportation security technology company launched the latest in a suite of risk...
The Fire Fighting Heavy Hitters
Fire fighting doesn't just mean dowsing flames, it also means rescuing the wounded and trapped, often under very harsh conditions. Two important tools for...
Effective Management Tool for Large Scale Emergency
Command, control and coordination are highly important when dealing with an emergency situation. An application for managing major incidents and events now has a...
U.S. NIST to Test New Fire Fighting Tactics
Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) will return to Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the coming days , as part of...
How Can Peace Operations Deal with Organized Crime?
All over the world , organized crime threatens peace and security. And yet, of the current 28 UN peacekeeping, peace building or special political...
License Plates For Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working on establishing rules for private and commercial operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). However, it is still...
Chemical and Explosives Detectors – Autonomous Vehicles Compatible Kit
Some of the most dangerous threats encountered by the military, law enforcement, first responders and emergency personnel - like toxic, airborne chemicals - are often...
New Tech to Enable Rapid DNA Identification During Disaster
A rapid DNA identification technology developed by the US Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has recently been used to...
When Heavy Loads Are Concerned – Use a Drone
The GRIFF 300 drone combines a lifting capacity of up to 300 kg and a long flight time (30-45 mins). The large drone, manufactured...
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This Laser Doesn’t Destroy Drones—It Blinds Them Instead
Countering small drones does not always require shooting them down. In many situations, denying a drone the ability to see its target is enough...
