First Responders

The last few years have seen fixed-wing drones manage all sorts of difficult operations. A new development is seeking to enable drones to take...

Helicopters have been fulfilling an important role in the world’s coastguard fleets, especially for search and rescue operations. The UK’s Coastguard is attempting to...

In an attempt to lower the crime and murder rates, police officers in Chicago have arrived at a unique solution - using a computer...

Search and rescue missions are often supported by airborne capabilities. Advances in the sensor field can augment the capabilities of the teams to locate...

Police departments in the world have been experimenting the use of facial recognition technologies during events with massive crowds in an attempt to prevent...

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a video claiming to provide an inside look at airport security tactics - how the agency...

Over the last several years, the number of ambushes on police officers in the US has increased dramatically. One of the vulnerabilities threatening officers’...

A couple of noteworthy communications technologies were recently examined by a first responder agency that evaluated them for public safety use. The US Department of...

The immediate monitoring of environmental and personal factors can be critical for first responders and soldiers in many emergency cases. Various wearable sensors can...

Few people know, but the reason fire procedures instruct people to refrain from elevator use in case of a fire in a high story...

Drones have become powerful and vital law enforcement tools. Police in Norfolk, England, will soon be using drones to help search for missing people,...

In recent years, we've been witnessing more and more security officials that have been trying to find more efficient methods to map the field,...

Recent years have seen the role of drones in criminal activity increasing significantly. In the area of cyber forensics, law enforcement faces a significant...

Disaster response under conditions of lack of conventional communication or internet networking, requires more traditional solutions.   A citywide communications exercise was recently held by...

Various security forces in Europe have been gradually adapting to the new terrorist threat reflected in recent years’ lethal attacks. Ireland’s military special forces, the...

The terrorist attacks in London during the last months apparently brought about a greater awareness to the need to prepare the public for such...

US police departments’ vehicles have been getting gradually older and less effective. The solution found is a new truck that Ford has recently unveiled,...

A new use for a bomb-detecting technology: identifying the dangerous opioid fentanyl from a distance using a laser beam to protect soldiers and law...

Airborne law enforcement officers have to be attentive to multiple information sources at the same time, a task that requires clear and accurate displays. Next-generation...

A rising number of vital systems in our lives rely on GPS technology – whether it’s police units, airports or even private car navigation...

Search and rescue missions sometimes get complicated because the survivors can not be located. A new combat survival radio that automatically activates and securely...

Australia’s counter-terrorism police are using various means to enhance their capabilities against attempted terror attacks. These include, for example, drones the size of flies...