First Responders

First Responders

precise sniper accuracy

A technology originally developed for law enforcement missions has been adopted by special operations forces. The new gyro-stabilized platform supplies the rifle and scope...
crowded environments

Everyone wants to be safe and secure, but is it realistic to perform in crowded environments such as a metro station security screening like...
Biometrics

Things like lightning fast DNA processing, biometrics recognition based on iris scans, thumbprint or voice patterns and video face recognition from vast distances seemed...
big data

Drones offer a vast, bird’s eye view for collecting data, which can contribute enormously to diverse areas such as weather, traffic flow, and even...
Olympics

The Winter Olympics will take place in South Korea during February, and the country is planning to deploy 10,000 police officers in and around...
surveillance

The growing threat of radical terrorism and organized crime in Sweden has sparked government-led homeland security initiatives to finance projects driven by advanced technology....
nuclear materials

A new vest will help law enforcement and military agencies search for nuclear material without being noticed. “The idea was pretty simple — we...
elite squad

The ongoing perceived terrorist threat in Germany - and especially Berlin, has led to a decision to enhance the country’s anti-terror squad. Germany's elite...
emergency alert system

The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system has been helping US officials to notify communities of important happenings ever since it was introduced in 2012....
X-Ray Scan

Airport security first came to the public eye on September 11, 2001, when 4 airplanes were hijacked and crashed into U.S targets, killing almost...
device encryption

The FBI had been unable to access data from 7,775 devices in fiscal year 2017, a growing figure causing setbacks in cases from terrorism...
SWAT Team during one of the five steps

On the night of October 1 2017, the Las Vegas shooting occurred. A lone sniper was shooting at the crowd of the Route 91...
first responders capabilities

First responders capabilities are to be enhanced within the framework of the US efforts to advance smart city technologies. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
big data

The IDF has been dealing daily with missions involving the extraction of information and insights from large masses of data collected by its vast...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle/remotely operated vehicle allows users to conduct multiple underwater missions, while providing a cost-efficient alternative to deploying separate AUVs and...
disaster

During a disaster, thousands of people are trying to communicate through the same network at the same time in the same area. This results...
illustration photo: army.mil

A group of three nanosatellites that will fly on a controlled formation flying for the first time will be launched at the end of...

A new smartphone-compatible pistol accessory could replace your friendly neighborhood shooting range coach. Rolera LLC has released the MantisX, a device designed to attach...
active shooter

The US has been enhancing preparedness to active shooter attacks. Using cutting-edge video game technology and animation, the U.S. Army and Homeland Security Department...
seeing around corners

Many of today’s self-driving cars use automated systems that work in tandem with a collection of sensors and cameras. For example, Tesla’s Autopilot relies...

Private biometric registries have been entering US law enforcement agencies. The Inmate Recognition Identification System, or IRIS, is a registry that allows law enforcement...
trained dog

A new combination of a drone, thermal camera and a trained dog could serve as an efficient weapon against terrorist threats. The Israel Dog...