Protecting The Protectors
First responders are constantly looking to improve, sharpen their senses and abilities and put their hands on the most innovative and useful equipment. Now,...
Alerting in Emergency Has Never Been Faster
During an emergency situation in a school or any other public institution, it is imperative to have instant communication with 911, first responders, and...
Live Demonstrations at the Unmanned Systems and Robotics Show
The leading conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems and Robotics – AUS&R 2017, organized by iHLS for the fifth year, will include live demonstrations and...
New Tool for Officer Supervision and Safety
There has been a growing demand for the documentation of police officer encounters with suspects and the public at large. A West Metro company...
Maintaining Mobile Connectivity at All Costs
The city of Greenville, S.C. is projected to welcome upwards of 100,000 to 500,000 visitors arriving to watch there the solar eclypse. The city’s...
Drone Development Holds Unique Landing on Walls Capability
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...
New Helicopters to Renew Coastguard Fleet
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...
Mapping Out The City, Lowering Crime
In an attempt to lower the crime and murder rates, police officers in Chicago have arrived at a unique solution - using a computer...
Sensor Technology Boosts Search and Rescue Missions
Search and rescue missions are often supported by airborne capabilities. Advances in the sensor field can augment the capabilities of the teams to locate...
Facial Recognition Technology is Under Controversy
Police departments in the world have been experimenting the use of facial recognition technologies during events with massive crowds in an attempt to prevent...
Airport Security Tactics Revealed for The First Time
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a video claiming to provide an inside look at airport security tactics - how the agency...
Sensor Technology Enhances Police Officers Security
Over the last several years, the number of ambushes on police officers in the US has increased dramatically. One of the vulnerabilities threatening officers’...
New Communications Technologies Offered to First Responders
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...
Wearable Sensors to Help Prioritize Wounded Soldiers’ Treatment
The immediate monitoring of environmental and personal factors can be critical for first responders and soldiers in many emergency cases. Various wearable sensors can...
An iHLS Startup: Technology Saves Lives in Burning Skyscrapers
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 as Vital Law Enforcement Tools
Drones have become powerful and vital law enforcement tools. Police in Norfolk, England, will soon be using drones to help search for missing people,...
An iHLS Startup: Reviving Maps for Safe Cities
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,...
The New Weapon Might Rat Out on Its Owner
Recent years have seen the role of drones in criminal activity increasing significantly. In the area of cyber forensics, law enforcement faces a significant...
Radio Amateurs Role Still Significant in Disaster Response
Disaster response under conditions of lack of conventional communication or internet networking, requires more traditional solutions.
A citywide communications exercise was recently held by...
Joining Forces Against Terrorist Threat
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...
How to React in the Event of a Terrorist Attack?
The terrorist attacks in London during the last months apparently brought about a greater awareness to the need to prepare the public for such...
Game Changer for American Police Officers?
US police departments’ vehicles have been getting gradually older and less effective. The solution found is a new truck that Ford has recently unveiled,...
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The Next Frontier for Laser Weapons Might Be Orbit
As more military and civilian infrastructure depends on satellites, space is becoming an increasingly important operational domain. Communications, navigation, intelligence gathering, missile warning, and...
