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...
Big Data Technology to Map Urban Crime
Recently, Rio de Janeiro's authorities teamed with crime experts and concerned business leaders to launch a major big data based crime monitoring tool, ISPGeo,...
Stealth Micro UAV for the Army, Police and Special Forces
A stealth Micro UAV has been showcased for the first time. The companies Desert Wolf and FLIR have brought the Black Hornet micro unmanned...
Special Counter-Terror Unit Exposed in Action
Britain's shadowy, top tier counter-terror unit sprung into action during the dastardly van and knife attack on civilians in London on June 3. The...
Meet Atlas – the New UGV for Harsh Terrain
A new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) unveiled recently is designed for use in defense, disaster relief, and rescue missions. The J8 Atlas Xtreme Terrain...
Israeli Technology – World’s Smallest Cellular Video System
Israeli tech-firm, Memtex, develops and manufactures miniature wireless or cellular surveillance systems optimized for law enforcement, government agencies, special forces, HLS, and emergency services....
Improving Emergency Response – Thanks to Twitter
A new technology searches the Twitter firehose for emergency situations throughout New York City, and channels news alerts to first responders. The system introduced...
New Chinese Unmanned Patrol Surface Vehicles Unveiled
New indigenous unmanned surface vehicles (USV systems) were recently showcased by Zhuhai Yunzhou Intelligence Technology (Yunzhou-Tech), a Chinese company specializing in the design and...
Unmanned Vehicle Replaces Soldiers in Transportation and Rescue Missions
A multipurpose unmanned vehicle can serve as a transportation platform carrying a squad's gear, a remote weapon station equipped with small or large caliber...
Automated Injury Detection for Law Enforcement
Sometimes, the difference between life and death from an injury can depend on minutes. A device that signals first responders immediately when a law...
New Technique to Find Latent Prints at Crime Scenes
A new technique has been developed to assist in finding latent prints at the crime scene. In a crime scene examination, investigators collect items of...
Israeli Technology – Portable X-Ray Security Detection System
Airports, central railway stations, and other large perimeters are well equipped with X-Ray screening systems for the detection of explosives or suspicious objects. But...
Body Cameras – Learning from Police Officers’ Experience
A new version of a law enforcement body camera will provide police officers with a better way to capture unbiased, tamper-proof video in nearly...
The Future is Here – iHLS Future Forces Conference Attracted Attention
Defense industry leaders and officials participated at the conference and exhibition organized by iHLS on Future Forces.
At the annual conference held for the fourth...
New Biometric Solutions Sought
The UK government is looking to meet with biometric technology firms to help determine existing marketplace capacity to provide fingerprint devices and capture software,...
Following Manchester Terrorist Attack
Soldiers have been sent on to Britain’s streets to help the police following the Manchester terrorist attack which killed at least 22 people including...
Law Enforcement Agencies’ Best Friend
The Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), a new broadcast tool, was developed as a direct result of the Oct. 12, 2000 attack on the...
Leading Experts to Present at iHLS Future Forces Conference
The Future Forces Conference and Exhibition, organized by iHLS for already the fourth year, will present the trends and the most advanced solutions to...
AI Technology will Alert on Robbery Signs
Many robberies often go unpunished because they’re generally only reported after the perpetrator has fled unless someone is always watching the security cam —...
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