Search And Rescue

A new search and rescue drone was designed to provide first responders with an all-in-one victims localization system capable of working in the aftermath...

With the increase in recent years of refugees fleeing from dangerous areas via the sea, an urgent humanitarian crisis, some researchers have begun developing...

The capabilities of the CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air vehicle have been recently demonstrated on board a Norwegian coast guard vessel. S-100 is a Vertical...

Currently-available turnout gear for firefighters does not inherently provide adequate visibility, ballistic protection, or lower extremity protection as traditional approaches do not always meet...

Law enforcement teams are increasingly using drones for various policing purposes, but there are two major challenges: relatively short flight times, and the need...

Drones are ideal responders to a disaster, especially when comparing advanced drones and human capabilities. While sending a human onto freshly collapsed rubble risks...

Tracking survivors in the aftermath of a disaster or during an emergency event is a major challenge for first responders, especially in an indoors...

When there is a gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site, human firefighters need to go in with gas sensing...

Between 15,000 and 50,000 women and children are forced into sexual slavery in the US every year, according to deliveryfund.org; and the US Department...

When a disaster occurs, whether by natural or human made means, it is crucial to obtain the latest and most recent information to guarantee...

A new announcement from the UK's Ministry of Defense proclaims that aviation modernization will not be slowing down anytime soon. A new contract has...

The Icelandic Coast Guard has deployed the Camcopter S-100 to improve its maritime surveillance. This unmanned aerial vehicle will allow the Coast Guard to...

Drone swarms have been usually tested in open environments without obstacles, or with the location of those obstacles pre-programmed. Highly cluttered environments such as...

There may soon be new owners for Spot, the well-known robot dog who ventured into Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone and narced on social distancing rule-breakers. According...

Dallas Police Department in Texas, USA, has officially launched its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program after six years of research and experimentation. The UAV group...

A new versatile drone designed for public safety and critical sectors has been unveiled. The mid-sized multirotor SF2 drone boasts a resilient design that...

A new prototype UAV-UGV platform combines two types of propulsion systems activating flying and driving capabilities in one compact and highly integrated autonomous drone. The...

From disaster relief to border security and beyond, there are many applications for small UAS mobile device detection across both defense and non-defense communities....

In the event of a disaster, first responder teams can be faced with the challenge of searching for survivors, and in situations such as...

For the first time ever, the Civil Aviation Authority of the State of Israel (CAAI), that operates under the Israeli Ministry of Transport and...

The Netherlands Defence Materiel Organization (DMO) has awarded Bristow Group, a provider of vertical flight solutions, a contract to provide its Coastguard with search...

Drones help survey disaster areas, providing first responder teams with the situational awareness required for coping with the challenges. However, sometimes drone imagery doesn’t...