Dogs’ olfactory senses, screening, ariport and border checkpoints
How do you train a dog to detect a threat and issue an alert?
Dogs are known for their highly keen sense of smell. While...
The advent of the electronic nose
It is hardly a secret that when some people visit their family members or friends in prison, they have been to known to smuggle...
New Weapon to Fight Mass-Shootings at Schools?
Following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and mainly the weak response by police who didn't move in to kill...
Wearable translation technology
Responding to disasters around the world requires communicating in foreign languages, the US Army’s Science, Technology and Experimentation division has teamed up with government...
New Game-Changer in Less-Lethal Munitions for Law Enforcement
A new munition product addressing the less-lethal market was recently launched. The patented technology allows for delivering a significantly greater kinetic energy in a...
Innovative Developments in Nonlethal Systems
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not the only nonlethal weapons available in dispersing illegal demonstrations. The US Marines have been recently testing a...
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: The US Navy is testing Fortis...
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In this week's Special Video Edition, we discuss the US Navy and the US Army's use of exoskeletons.
New protective kit for IDF infantry fighters
The new protective kit comes complete with: helmet, earplugs, ceramic vest and goggles – lessons of "Operation Protective Edge".
IDF infantry units are to be...
Non-lethal crowd dispersal means: the gaffe
The riots and disturbances in Jerusalem and its outskirts in recent months have one again proven the need for non-lethal crowd dispersal means.
In fact,...
New Non-Lethal Weapon Fills Operational Gap
Coping with crowd control missions, security and military forces often lack safe, non-lethal weapons with sufficient range.
While rubber bullets are only effective out to...
LiDAR Will Protect You from Autonomous Systems
As integration of both autonomous drones and driverless cars in our societies approaches, the race to safety in both industries increases, as to keep...
First responders’ technology prize to be awarded by DHS
U.S DHS launches $25K prize for innovative ways to track first responders indoors during incidents.
The Homeland Security Department's research and development arm announced it...
Non Lethal Weapons: U.S. Marines, Foreign Cops Train Together
The U.S armed forces have realized that they need more effective non lethal weapons and tactics. This to be able to intervine in "trouble...
Unmanned Surface Vehicle – for Mine Sweeping Missions
On-water testing began for the fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV), supporting the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program. The Navy intends...
Israeli interest in Non-Lethal Weapons as Protest Dispersal Tools
Israel has renewed interest in non-lethal weapons to disperse of demonstrators, specifically as response to mass assault on a border fence.
Among other things, it...
Skunk weapon to go overseas
U.S. police are interested in purchasing the Israeli “Skunk” - a non-lethal weapon used by the Israel police force and IDF for crowd control....
Turkey Spends $205 million On Armored Weapons And Vehicles
The Turkish Finance Ministry has spent 10 times than previous year on buying armored water cannons, armored carriers and helicopters for the police due...
Smart Perimeter Fence: Innovations and Developments
New sensing technologies provide smart fences with the capability to locate intrusion with accuracy of few meters.
Critical sites can be secured today by a...
Weaponized Drones Could Be Authorized for Police Use
Weaponized drones represent a future for policing — and could be a necessary option in moments when lives are at stake, as some lawmakers...
iHLS TV – Ebola, domestic extremism, Shellshock bug, new octocopter and...
In this weekly report (7 October 2014):
Ebola as seen from space
Domestic extremism Summit at the Whitehouse,
Hackers unleash Shellshock bug
New octocopter UAS
Darpa looking into the...
A New Laser Weapon System Tested By The U.S. Navy
An invisible beam was fired by the ground-based laser system at the red drone as it flew. A glowing orange glow suddenly appeared on...
Next Generation of Smart Weapons
More and more law enforcement agencies prefer smart weapons as a less lethal solution for the use of force in public safety missions. Conducted...
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