First Responders

First Responders

Photo illustration Wikimedia

A new announcement from the UK's Ministry of Defense proclaims that aviation modernization will not be slowing down anytime soon. A new contract has...
Stop Suicide. image by pixabay

As of today, suicide by firearm is by far the most lethal method of ending your own life, especially in the US. In 2020,...
Wildfire. image by pixabay

One rogue drone is all it takes to halt the operations of an entire firefighter squad and cause wildfire to spread. The Los Angeles...
Fire fighters. image by pixabay

Two US firefighters developed a situational awareness application critical to saving lives. In recent years, the world has seen and suffered many lethal fires,...
German Shepard. image by pixabay

Police dogs are already trained for patrol and tracking, so how about we add advanced explosive detection as well? New York City's Police Department...
Iceland. image by pixabay

The Icelandic Coast Guard has deployed the Camcopter S-100 to improve its maritime surveillance. This unmanned aerial vehicle will allow the Coast Guard to...
UGVs by ROBOTEAM

Providing certainty in unknown environments and protecting the lives of combat troops and law enforcement personnel in the most challenging combat scenarios - this...
Photo illus. active shooter training - U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson. DVIDS

Following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and mainly the weak response by police who didn't move in to kill...
Photo illus. forest by Pixabay

Drone swarms have been usually tested in open environments without obstacles, or with the location of those obstacles pre-programmed. Highly cluttered environments such as...
Photo illus. by Pixabay cyber-security

Deepfake technology has become one of the biggest threats faced by society today, claims a recent report by University College London (UCL). In fact,...
Drone swarm illust. Image by Pvt. James Newsome, US Army

Our lives are becoming increasingly reliant on unmanned tools and systems. Marine, air, and ground unmanned systems lead the military industry, and are catching...
Hyundai Walking Car Concept, Photo by Hyundai

There may soon be new owners for Spot, the well-known robot dog who ventured into Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone and narced on social distancing rule-breakers. According...
Drone illis. Photo by Ievhenii_Putiata, Pixabay

Dallas Police Department in Texas, USA, has officially launched its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program after six years of research and experimentation. The UAV group...
photo illus. first responders by Pixabay

A new versatile drone designed for public safety and critical sectors has been unveiled. The mid-sized multirotor SF2 drone boasts a resilient design that...
Photo illus. crowd by US National Archives

Video analytics surveillance have accomplished a quantum leap thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) applications, which have turned surveillance into a smart technology and have...
photo illus. video analytics by Pixabay

Robots help secure remote facilities and wide-area perimeters. Security robotics is a relatively new field, but it’s already shown impressive innovation featuring new technologies....
unmanned systems

A new prototype UAV-UGV platform combines two types of propulsion systems activating flying and driving capabilities in one compact and highly integrated autonomous drone. The...
Search and rescue photo illustration Wikimedia

From disaster relief to border security and beyond, there are many applications for small UAS mobile device detection across both defense and non-defense communities....
Photo super bowl illus. by NARA and DVIDS USA-

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will collaborate with several agencies to ensure the safety and security of the National Football League’s Super...
rescue simulator

In the event of a disaster, first responder teams can be faced with the challenge of searching for survivors, and in situations such as...
Photo Hermes Starliner UAV by Elbit Systems

For the first time ever, the Civil Aviation Authority of the State of Israel (CAAI), that operates under the Israeli Ministry of Transport and...
forensic

The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Research and Development (DDR&D, or MAFAT) has signed a technological cooperation agreement with the Public Security Ministry. The agreement...