First Responders

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...

Crowd control, a practical skill regularly taught to members of the military and police, is periodically brought to the forefront during clashes such as...

Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced that the Department of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing the first New York State emergency management red license...

Tijuana believes in unmanned air systems (UAS). The city plans to use UAS to monitor traffic, evaluate accident scenes, detect landslides and control wildfires. The...

Motorola, the mobile giant, is developing AI tech for cameras and public safety in a new partnership with artificial intelligence experts Neurala. Motorola, which...

A buckeye pilot landing in northern Israel on Saturday was attacked by two hijackers. They threatened the pilot at knifepoint and demanded he take...

This issue as expected landed on president obama desk. President Barack Obama has announced a review of federal programs that transfer surplus military equipment to...

During emergency situations like severe weather or terrorist attacks, local officials and first responders have an urgent need for accessible, reliable and real-time data....

Body cameras have their advantages in the safe city setting, but their contribution to security sometimes raises privacy dilemmas. Jersey City police are giving...

Transporting maps and geographic information to emergency responders quickly is critical to making strategic decisions on resources, personnel, services and disaster-coping. Buffalo Computer Graphics...

Unmanned aircraft can be a viable public safety tool but uncertainties and privacy concerns have held them back. There are several other ways UAVs could...

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...

The US Air National Guard has deployed medium-altitude drones to help airlift and search-and-rescue units find victims in the hurricane disaster-stricken areas. The Guard...

The FBI released Hate Crime Statistics 2013, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s first publication to present data collected under the Matthew Shepard and...

The secret hacking tactics of Canada’s intelligence agency Canada’s electronic surveillance agency has secretly developed an arsenal of cyber weapons capable of stealing data and...

לעברית לחץ כאן . The Israeli "Magen David Adom" (MDA) and The Red Cross are sponsoring a Special Joint Conference this week with the  aim of...

Hurricane Matthew was one of the first operational uses of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) HURREVAC-eXtended (HV-X)...

A delegation of senior officers of Israel’s Home Front Command, led by Major General Eyal Eizenberg, visited Chicago last week as guests of the...

The White House is planning a summit in October to consider domestic extremism. The planned summit will include Muslim faith-based organizations, mental health providers,...

With funding shrinking in many sectors of law enforcement, agencies are searching for new ways to operate affordably while maintaining quality standards. Police departments’...

The burgeoning drone industry could get a boost with the Federal Aviation Administration’s long-awaited proposed rules on how, where and under what conditions they...

UAVs for long endurance require suitable power supply that will allow them to fly for many hours, especially in missions requiring flight beyond visual...