Search And Rescue

Drones in the service of first responders can eliminate surprises by understanding a scene and its threats far better than possible from the ground....

First responders often work indoors, underground, and in other areas where communications are not reliable, so constant situational awareness is difficult to maintain. A...

INNOFENSE Call for startups – Dual Use Technologies: Following the immense success of the previous four cycles and their integration into the defense sector, iHLS...

One of the biggest obstacles to deploying very small autonomous robots is navigation. As machines shrink, the hardware required to determine position and direction...

the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has announced that the Israeli Ministry of Public Security and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

UAVs are truly effective if they can collect sensor data resulting in actionable intelligence. A new long-endurance surveillance drone that can provide these capabilities...

UAVs for long endurance require suitable power supply that will allow them to fly for many hours, especially in missions requiring flight beyond visual...

Emergency first responders often lack a standard system that supplies vital information about people who have been in an accident or who are suffering...

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...

When someone falls overboard, time becomes the most critical factor in survival. Ships traveling at speed require time to stop, launch rescue craft, and...

The Nigerian Air Force inducted its first indigenous UAV, which will be used for ISR operations in land and sea. The Tsaigumi UAV, produced...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a new drone designed to look like a dragon. The “Dual-Rotor embedded multilink Robots of multi-degree-of-freedom aerial...

In an emergency, having floor plans and other updated information about buildings and facilities can save first responders critical time. The US Air Force...

The US Air Force is getting new advanced helicopters. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company will build 12 additional HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) following...

During large-scale crises, operational failures are caused in communications networks. While commercial networks play a crucial role in traditional mass-alert solutions, circumstantial vulnerabilities can...

Apply to iHLS Security Accelerator’s 8th Batch  Specializing in security technology with an emphasis on dual-use technology, iHLS is inviting startups in this field to...

Delivering life-saving care in a battlefield environment is a complex challenge. New wearable sensors will monitor the situation of soldiers in the battlefield as...

PhoSnake robots can use their many internal degrees of freedom to thread through tightly packed volumes accessing locations that people, dogs, and machinery otherwise...

Rafael is presenting ABS 4 - a crisis management team trainer system that allows the trainees to use a combination of Live Virtual and...

When an object or person goes missing at sea, the complex, constantly changing conditions of the ocean can confound and delay critical search-and-rescue operations....

A US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) development program will support the development of tracking systems for accurately marking and monitoring objects in the...

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...