SWORD Mobile Based Security Platform provides an IoT level of situational awareness, detection and recognition by combining the latest in state-of-the-art technologies to identify concealed threats and known threat actors, soon to be incorporated in the Vuzix Blade AR smart glasses provide a wearable smart display.

SWORD™ Selects ‘Vuzix Blade’ for Smart Glasses Threat Detect Rollout

Eight time record-breaking 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner Royal Holdings, has selected Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses as the smart glasses rollout hardware for SWORD™, a mobile based security solution providing an...

Terrorist Sympathizer Placed Bombs in South Carolina & Gets 30 Yrs

By the FBI A man and his daughter were driving down a rural highway in Anderson County, South Carolina, on January 30, 2018, when they noticed something odd—a glowing wicker basket in...
Quickly and easily identify chemical hazards at the site of interest with the self-contained FLIR Griffin™ G510 portable gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS). It complements presumptive detectors used during emergency missions, by enabling responders to analyze all phases of matter (liquid, solid, vapor) so they can take immediate action.

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,...
S&T’s NUSTL collaborated with first responders, DOE, and FEMA to publish the “Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance: Planning for the First 100 Minutes,” is designed to encourage comprehensive radiological preparedness and assist first responders and local jurisdictions to both operationalize and implement best practices for RDD detonation response. Pictured here, a radioactive blast releasing radioactive ballistic fragments into the surrounding environment. (From the video, Courtesy of DHS S&T)

S&T Returns with NUSTL Responder RAD Preparedness in 2019 ‘ASTORS’

A radiological dispersal device (RDD), or 'dirty bomb,' detonation in a local jurisdiction will have significant consequences for public safety, responder health and critical infrastructure operations. First responders and emergency managers must...
Anticipate Trends In CBRNE Detection By Preparing and Planning Today, advises Grant Coffey, FLIR Systems Brand Ambassador and CBRNE Industry Consultant

GAZING Into the CRYSTAL BALL of CBRNE Strategic Response (Learn More, Multi-FLIR PRIMED Videos)

Guest Editorial by Grant Coffey, FLIR Systems Brand Ambassador and CBRNE Industry Consultant, for American Security Today For those in the CBRNE or Hazmat space as an industry specialist, responder, or military...
New Easy and Affordable MobileDetect Field Test Enables Law Enforcement to Detect Gun Shot Residue Immediately with Smartphone-based Technology

DetectaChem Unveils New Weapon in Fight Against Gun Violence

DetectaChem, a global leader in handheld explosive and drug threat detection technology, and a twice nominated new finalist in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is providing a new weapon...
The FLIR MUVE C360 is a time-saving, game-changer for emergency responders, industrial safety officers, and environmental monitoring experts.

FLIR MUVE™ C360 Selected as a Finalist in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

FLIR Systems, a Winner of the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Three Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce the FLIR MUVE™ C360 has been selected as a Finalist in...
The OpEx assessed first responder technologies that addressed the region’s public safety capability gaps to help ready agencies for the World Games 2021 and unexpected natural disasters. S&T also partnered with industry to provide vendors the opportunity to receive operational feedback about their technology from first responders.

Putting Next-Gen Techs in the Hands of Birmingham First Responders

Imagine a hot, balmy day in August as fans gather for the University of Alabama football game day opener at the packed Legion Field Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. Two minutes into...
The FLIR MUVE C360 is a time-saving, game-changer for emergency responders, industrial safety officers, and environmental monitoring experts.

FLIR MUVE™ Best CBRNE Detection Solution in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

FLIR Systems, a Winner of the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Four Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce the FLIR MUVE™ C360 has been selected as the Platinum Award...
The Personalized Protective Biosystem (PPB) ensemble DARPA is developing aims to be lightweight, unlike current suits which are bulky and cumbersome (as pictured above), and designed with smart materials inspired by shark’s skin to provide 100% protection for soldiers against biological attacks or deadly agents should they come in contact with the skin, airway or eyes of warfighters. (Courtesy of DARPA)

DARPA Wants PPB Suits to Protect Warfighters Against ChemBio Attacks

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s research arm which was recognized with an Award for Excellence in Homeland Security the 2018 'ASTORS' Awards Program, has laid out a 60-day...