Search And Rescue

A powerful earthquake in Israel could be a multi-faceted disaster, largely due to the lack preparedness, and particularly because of the unstable condition of...

Various technologies might not work at a time of need in GPS-denied environments. A new mapping and location solution can overcome this problem. The...

The German Navy gets a new airborne reconnaissance technology. The new, unmanned, airborne system, a NATO-compliant heavy fuel rotary UAV SKELDAR V-200, is scheduled...

In time-sensitive scenarios, whether in active combat operations or disaster response settings, warfighters and first responders in subterranean environments are faced with a range...

MIT’s Cheetah 3 robot, a 90-pound mechanical beast — about the size of a full-grown Labrador -  can now leap and gallop across rough...

Due to communications challenges during the response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US, the 9/11 commission recommended the establishment of a single,...

Emergency responders rely on real-time and accurate information for enhanced situational awareness and safety. Now they will be able to have better information about...

Rescue missions and law enforcement operations often require working at heights, and coping with unique rope access challenges. Rescuing survivors from buildings in the...

A new system provides live video calls and pinpoint location capabilities to 911 centers across the US. The next-Generation 911 plugin c-Lite works in...

While the entire drone industry has been laser-focused on how drones can improve established commercial industries, the feasibility of indefinitely operational drones opens the...

The world market of civil UAVs such as full electric Air-Taxi, Border Guard, Logistics, Security, Natural Disaster and other missions is expected to increase...

Every year, in the USA alone, an average of 54 firefighters and 165 police officers are killed, tens of thousands are injured and many...

During an emergency or disaster event, the response speed of the rescue teams and the coordination among the forces managing the incident are critical....

Microrobots have been studied by the U.S. military for years, but they tend to be simple machines with limited intelligence. Recently, however, the Defense...

Authorities and public safety services currently use UAV for a variety of purposes every day, including for fire spot detection from above buildings, search...

On average two people die in the US every day as the result of incidents that take place within confined spaces. In many cases...

An international team of researchers has developed a new algorithm that analyzes Twitter data to identify smaller disaster-related events, known as sub-events, and generate...

Norway has been upgrading its offshore security capabilities. The Norwegian military will be equipped with three new coast guard vessels from Vard Langsten in...

A new emergency beacon will save soldiers that get separated from their unit or lost in a hostile landscape. US soldiers presently carry a device...

Schiebel has successfully conducted flight trials with the Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) in order to demonstrate its capabilities for the Belgian Navy....

Emergency mobile communications technology developed by an Israeli company is being used by rescue teams working to save 12 teenagers and their coach trapped...

A 5G emergency network service that uses airship drones to search for survivors in the aftermath of disasters has been unveiled by South Korean...