Public Safety, Emergency, First Response News & Articles

Registration Now Open for BAPCO Conference & Exhibition 2023

Set to bring together the UK public safety communications sector, the BAPCO Annual Conference & Exhibition will take place 7-8 March 2023 at the Coventry Building Society Arena

Nov 21, 2022
Collaboration Offers Actionable Data to Public Safety Agencies & Drone First Responders

Skyfire Consulting has been working with Textron Systems to help shape its geospatial data analysis and image processing software and services for the public safety market

Nov 15, 2022
Partnership to Optimize Aerial Emergency Medical Services

INVOLI’s surveillance solution for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), will also enable the safe integration of new aerial vehicles such as drones, for medical delivery and emergency services

Nov 09, 2022
Singapore to Host First Natural Disasters Expo Asia in December 2022

The Natural Disasters Expo will welcome experts from around the globe to exhibit the latest revolutionary solutions to natural disaster management and mitigation, including unmanned systems and technology

Nov 08, 2022
Counter-Drone Jammer Launched for Urban Environments

Designed for civilian, state and local law enforcement in urban environments, Dedrone’s DedroneDefender breaks communication links between pilots and unauthorized drones

Oct 27, 2022
Volatus Aerospace Acquires British Thermography & Drone Solution Provider

Volatus believes the acquisition of iRed Limited will provide a foundation for continued growth in the region and reinforce the company’s overall thermographic capabilities

Oct 20, 2022
FLYMOTION Officially Presents UTAC 2022

The Unmanned Tactical Application Conference (UTAC) is a week-long fully-immersive event designed to advise, educate, and train operators on the latest unmanned systems, technology ecosystems, integrations, and tactics

Oct 14, 2022
New IMSI Intelligence Devices Launched for Search & Rescue Operations

The detection devices from Revector include a UAV payload, a personal carried option (backpack, quadbike) and a larger, more powerful vehicle option that can be housed in a 4x4 SUV

Oct 05, 2022
Tethered Drone Kit Enables Unlimited Flight Time for DJI M30 Series

Featuring a lightweight aviation grade cable, users are able to fly indefinitely up to 100 meters high with add-ons including a 12,000 lumens search light and 20,000 lumens flood light

Sep 08, 2022
Teledyne FLIR Unveils Industrial Inspection & Public Safety Drone

Teledyne FLIR’s SIRAS drone pairs a radiometric thermal and visible camera payload featuring MSX with a flexible and easy-to-operate airframe

Sep 07, 2022
Collaboration to Deliver New Standard for Search & Rescue Autonomous Drone Flights

This new partnership incorporates AEE Technology’s innovative first responder-centric Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Drone Harmony’s Search and Rescue Autonomous Flight System Software

Sep 05, 2022
AirData and AEE Partner to Advance Public Safety Drone Operations

The partnership will incorporate AEE Technology’s innovative lineup of first responder-centric aircraft into AirData’s comprehensive flight data management system

Aug 30, 2022
OceanAlpha USV Deployed for Rescue Operation at Sea

The Shawo Police Station of Weihai Maritime Police Detachment deployed OceanAlpha’s Dolphin 1 Remote-Controlled Lifebuoy to rescue a teenage boy who had been swept 100 meters out to sea

Aug 26, 2022
Tethered Drones Aid Emergency Response Missions

A Federal law enforcement agency has selected the company’s Quad 8 long-endurance unmanned platforms to provide video, communications, and illumination for enhanced emergency response capability

Aug 17, 2022
E400 VTOL Drone Now With Secure Autopilot

Asymmetric Technologies’ Ironclad flight controller is designed with premium encryption features, including initial user authentication, secure connection, and anti-tamper features that will wipe encryption keys in an emergency

Aug 15, 2022
Rajant Provides Last Mile Communications for Flood Victims 

Rajant’s partnership with Accelecom brings wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) and public access Wi-Fi to Kentucky, US for flood victims and ongoing last mile communications using the ‘Main Street Mesh’ solution

Aug 12, 2022
Creomagic Releases Hybrid Wireless Communication Device 

Creomagic’s new CreoCell operates as part of the cellular network, as its low-cost replacement and as its last-mile extension, providing robots, drones, first responders and TV crews with a broadband ‘cloud of connectivity’

Aug 05, 2022
American Water Earns FAA BVLOS Waiver

The new waiver will allow the company to fly 4-miles from the UAS pilot to enhance its monitoring of source water and potential environmental threats to the water supply

Aug 02, 2022
Cellular Detection & Location Systems for UAV SAR

Smith Myers' ARTEMIS systems provide mobile phone detection, location and communication for aerial platforms

Jul 18, 2022
BRINC Launches Global Rescue Network to Assist Humanitarian Efforts 

The company plans to donate the use of equipment, staffing and expertise to support local first responders, NGOs and government agencies in natural disaster and humanitarian crisis situations

Jul 15, 2022
Embention to Develop New Drone Components & Autonomous Vehicles 

The company has received capital increase that will enable it to develop and consolidate the strategic plan, develop new products, and increase its production capacity

Jul 12, 2022
Orolia Joins Safran Electronics & Defense to Offer Resilient PNT Solutions 

Through this partnership with Orolia, Safran Electronics & Defense will offer a complete and cohesive set of resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) architectures and equipment

Jul 11, 2022
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAV Enhances Situational Awareness for Icelandic Coast Guard

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 aircraft’s main task is to identify vessels and activities of interest at a much greater range than normal, thereby extending the ship’s situational awareness

Jul 07, 2022
Halo Connectivity Platform Selected by Drone Healthcare Services Provider

Elsight's Halo will provide a C2 link for UAVs transporting medicines, supplies and lab test specimens

Jul 06, 2022
AERTEC Completes Testing of AI/ML Technologies for UAS Emergency Landings

A system has been developed to enable aircraft to autonomously determine Alternative Flight Termination Areas where the risk to third parties can be minimized

Jul 01, 2022
Radar-as-a-Service Offered to Canadian DND & Police

Canadian UAVs’ Sparrowhawk Radar comprises computer vision-based software with ground-based radar and ADS-B to facilitate safe BVLOS UAV operations in Canada

Jun 24, 2022
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.