Securing Sporting Events – Challenge Has Never Been Greater
Predictive technology will play a vital role in securing future major sport events. During a keynote speech on smart cities and the future of...
New Player at The Urban Warfare Sphere
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been testing drones to operate without human or GPS assistance. The first phase of DARPA’s...
Trump’s Wall – Protoypes to Be Examined
The US Department of Homeland Security will start construction of prototypes for a border wall this summer in the San Diego area, agency officials...
Weapon Light Developed for Concealed Carry
The fastest growing market for firearms is civilian and professional concealed carry. More and more manufacturers are making compact and subcompact handguns designed for...
Would Geo-Fencing Tech Stop Terrorist Vehicle Attacks?
Geo-fencing technologies that use the global positioning system (GPS) or radio frequency identification (RFID) to define geographical boundaries have various applications. Now they are...
Detecting Concealed Weapons in a Covert Way
Concealed weapons detection systems that enable the screening of individuals in the public sphere without them being aware of it, can buy first responders...
“Smart Dubai” Initiative Continues to Shock The World
Months after Dubai unveiled the first flying taxis in the world, Dubai Police recently unveiled another world’s first — autonomous, self-driving miniature police cars...
The New Development in First Responder Training
First responders of all disciplines will now be able to train together thanks to a new virtual training platform made available by the Department...
Communication Encryption Dilemma
The past few years have been rough on law enforcement agencies around the world. Online communication is encrypted most of the time, making it...
Gunshot Detection System Certified by DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has certified a gunshot detection system under the SAFETY Act (Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology). The...
Revolutionary Device Allows Swapping AR Barrel in Seconds
A technology developed by a retired Marine helicopter pilot is likely to be a game-changer for law enforcement and military personnel in the future....
Drone Powerhouse Retains Its Regional Throne
Delair-Tech, a leading French commercial drone company, recently announced that its DT18 and DT26X drones have been selected as the official choice for French...
New Tech to Enable Rapid DNA Identification During Disaster
A rapid DNA identification technology developed by the US Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has recently been used to...
New Platform Will Assist First Responders
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)...
Effective Management Tool for Large Scale Emergency
Command, control and coordination are highly important when dealing with an emergency situation. An application for managing major incidents and events now has a...
Virtual Reality Police Training on The Move
Singapore police have been testing a new mobile virtual reality (VR) training classroom for its officers. Inside and across the length of the soundproofed...
Research Reveals Interesting Patterns in Law Enforcers Conduct
A new study regarding how human brains react to multiple stimuli and stress resulted in some surprising discoveries with application during deadly police force...
Future of Intelligence-Led Policing is Already Here
A new police system is now trialled by the UK police. At the cutting edge of intelligence-led policing, VALCRI is a semi-automated analysis system...
Revolution in Future UAV Fuel Usage?
A team of MIT engineers has come up with an economical UAV design that can hover for long durations to provide wide-ranging communications support...
The Next Level of Emergency Management
New wireless technologies that are designed to assist emergency responders were tested recently at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington. Several organizations partnered together to...
Security Personnel’s Best Friend Now Receiving Elite-Unit Training
Canine’s’ sense of smell is more than a million times stronger than a human’s, making them excellent partners for explosive locating. Many detection canine...
Egozi: Earthquake Preparedness – Positive Initiative Coupled with Failures
By Arie Egozi
Holding a national drill to practice procedures in the event of an earthquake is very good, however, all the preparations seem minor in...
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