Ships Converge for Talisman Sabre ’19 Bilateral, Biennial War Games
Seventeen ships from the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan sailed together in formation for a massive photo exercise July 10, to signify the beginning of naval maneuvers as part of...
Carjacker Who Shot FL Police Officer Gets 30 Years in Federal Prison
Terrese Colston, 29, of Polk County, Florida, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for carjacking, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possessing...
Meggitt Training Outfits Dual-Use & Two-Story Live-Fire Indoor Ranges
Meggitt Training Systems, a leading provider of integrated live-fire and virtual weapons training products and services for armed forces and law enforcement, is taking marksmanship to the next level, literally, by...
FLIR Adds Key Features to Griffin G510 Portable Chemical Detector
FLIR Systems, a recognized Winner in the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner, for Three Consecutive Years, have made available multiple new enhancements to its Griffin™ G510 portable GC-MS chemical detector.
The Griffin™ G510,...
DHS Chemical Sector Security Summit July 16-18 in New Orleans
The Chemical Sector Security Summit, cosponsored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the Chemical Sector Coordinating Council (SCC), is the signature industry event for chemical security.
The Summit is a unique...
NYS DHSES Swift Water & Flooding Training Facility in 2019 ‘ASTORS’
The New York State (NYS) Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is pleased to announce the Swift Water and Flooding Training Center (SWFT) Facility has been nominated to compete...
General Petraeus Joins Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security
General David Petraeus, one of the most prominent modern-day US military figures has accepted the invitation of a three-year Honorary Professorship in the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) at the...
DARPA ID’s Teams in 1st Scored SubT Challenge Featured in 2018 ‘ASTORS’
REVOLUTIONIZE HOW WE OPERATE IN THE UNDERGROUND DOMAIN
Complex underground settings present significant challenges for military and civilian first responders.
The hazards vary drastically across domains that can degrade or change over time...
Axon Partners with CPD for Virtual Reality (VR) Autism Empathy Training
Axon is partnering with the Chicago Police Department (Chicago PD, or CPD) to pilot Axon's new virtual reality (VR) empathy-based training.
Chicago PD, a Major Cities Chiefs Association member, is the first...
PerSim: A Breakthrough in Medical Simulation for the Battlefield (Video)
MedCognition, a Medtech startup has been contracted to develop military medical training modules for the United States Army using its PerSim augmented reality (AR) patient simulator system.
MedCognition will utilize its PerSim...