U.S.: UAVs Assist Search and Rescue Efforts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that MQ-1 Predator and Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAVs successfully supported local law enforcement officials in their efforts to find...
UAVs for Indonesian Rescue Missions
The use of UAVs for mapping disaster areas, evaluating the damage, monitoring wide range fires or earthquakes, especially in areas that cannot be accessed...
Dubai’s Fire Service To Soon Use Jetpacks To Fight Fires
Dubai has sealed a deal with Martin Jetpack in order to have its firefighters armed with technology that could allow them to fly up...
Government opens emergency events databases
It seems this is the age of government transparency in the United States as lately more and more government authorities are opening their emergency...
Satellite Surveillance To Track Commercial Airplanes
by Konstantin Bodragin
Satellite surveillance is commonly thought of as belonging to the realm of spies, spooks, and secretive military intelligence types. Command, Control, Communications,...
Guatemalan Police to Sign Deals with Beretta, Glock and IWI
National Police of Guatemala will sign contracts with Pietro Beretta SPA, Israel Weapon Industries Ltd. (IWI) and Glock America SA, to buy more than...
U.S. air marshal in quarantine after suspected Ebola syringe attack at...
An American federal air marshal was placed in quarantine in Houston, Texas yesterday after being attacked Sunday night at the Lagos airport in Nigeria....
UAV regulation: is the FAA warming up to users?
FAA unveils 2 drone programs to gauge UAV use
The U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is testing the skies with more drones. It has allowed...
Autonomous Intrusion Detection Drone
Intrusion detection can be done with a variety of systems, from cameras to radar to human guards. Each approach has its advantages and limitations....
Weapon Light Developed for Concealed Carry
The fastest growing market for firearms is civilian and professional concealed carry. More and more manufacturers are making compact and subcompact handguns designed for...
Possible Solution for Long Airport Lines
Balancing line speed and security at the airport is essential to ensuring safe, reliable travel. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology...
First Responders’ New Best Friend – Tele-Medical Drone
Two new disaster drones delivered medical packages to victims and rescue personnel in a simulated mass casualty event recently at John Bell Airport in...
Drone Danger – Accidents Waiting to Happen
Drones have been expanding into the civilian world for a while now, and many private operators enjoy piloting them – but there are dangers....
Stopping the trickle
Israel is repeating its past mistakes with the very minor response it chose to make to that incoming rocket on Independence Day. One shell...
China’s next Step Towards Control Of The Internet
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...
Law Enforcement Robotics – New Anti-Terrorist Means
Law enforcement robot markets at $1 billion in 2015 are anticipated to reach $5.7 billion by 2022, according to a new market research report....
Police Officers’ Bodycams Are Getting Smarter
Body cameras are expanding their capabilities. Thanks to Artificial Intelligence solutions, police officers’ bodycams will now be able to search for objects or persons...
Seventeen Teams Qualify for DARPA Robotics Challenge
Seventeen teams have qualified to participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge trials Dec. 20-21 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. The teams and...
Egozi’s Fury – Rockets and Boycott on Israel
Again, rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip. I won’t relate to the ridiculous response by the IDF, sending the airforce to bomb "terror...
High Potential for Audio Analytics in the Security Field
Audio analytics capabilities are increasing right alongside the more commonly used video analytics. Integrators who ignore audio are missing an opportunity to create better...
China’s First Emergency UAV Rescue Team
Earlier this month, China has launched the first-in-the-country emergency rescue team that will use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Beijing Daily reports.
Six UAVs are now...
Solar Powered Drone Continues Breaking Records
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...
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A New Anti-Drone Turret Fires in Every Direction at Once
Small drone swarms are becoming increasingly difficult to stop using traditional air-defense systems. Conventional remotely operated gun turrets usually rely on mechanically rotating toward...
