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...
US Navy is testing Fortis exoskeletons
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A US defense contractor has provided the US Navy with two Fortis exoskeletons.
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has ordered a pair of...
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...
No Flash, No Noise: A New Kind of Handheld Weapon
Conventional firearms rely on chemical propellants, producing noise, flash, and visible signatures that can limit their use in certain operational scenarios. In law enforcement...
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,...
Homeland security simulators help train first responders
Simulators to train first responders are being developed in many countries. One has recently been inaugurated in Concordia University.
According to the Skanner, this is...
US Navy Researchers Develop Bio-Inspired Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have designed and developed novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone...
Weaponized Drones Against Civilians
Olga Grosman
Last week a law in North Dakota came into effect, allowing local police to use drones to disperse demonstrations and restraining demonstrators with...
Israeli Drone Supplies New Non-Lethal Response to Riots
Over the backdrop to the recent riots in the Gaza Strip border and the West Bank, Israel’s DDR&D (MAFAAT) of the Ministry of Defense...
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....
“Safe City” Mexico City
The most advanced security system in the world
The Thales group is working on expanding the world's most advanced urban security system, referred to as...
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...
TASER Smart Weapon Stops Conflicts from Escalating
The TASER X2 incorporates law enforcement agencies’ most requested features such as a backup shot, dual lasers, and a warning arc to protect life...
Aerial tanker with Israeli technology offered to Poland
The Polish Air Force is evaluating the purchase of an aerial refueling aircraft from Israel aerospace industries (IAI).
The Polish Air Force operates F-16's and...
US Seeks Solution to Counter Small Drones
The US armed forces keep looking for new technologies to counter small drones, as they have become a threat from both law enforcement and...
Flexible vehicle-arrest system stops cars involved in crime, terrorism
An Inderscience Publishers release reports that Pak Kin Wong and colleagues in the Department of Electromechanical Engineering at the University of Macau, in Taipa,...
The Growing Use of Taser Guns
Development of different non-lethal weapons for handling recalcitrant citizens is an vital aspect of law enforcement agencies in a country. The need for an...
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...
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...
Non-Lethal Weapons: Market research
Outcry From Social Networks and New Media Forces Governments to Invest Billions in Less Lethal Weapons
Over the next ten years, the Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW)...
12 HLS Verticals Impacted by Emerging Technologies
With the advent of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, the Internet of Things, augmented reality, materials science, 3-D printing, and data...
New Online Training Platform for TASER’s Weapons
Praetorian Digital, a digital media company in the public safety and local government market, recently announced that TASER International has selected the company’s PoliceOne...
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