This could be the shape of things to come in crimefighting. In the months ahead, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will test an unmanned, remote-controlled surveillance plane. If deputies want a bird's-eye view of a standoff, they might scramble the unmanned drone instead of a helicopter to get a closer, quieter look. Read more…
Defence The Boeing Co. of the United States and IAI ELTA of Israel have passed "combat ability" evaluation tests for South Korea's multi-billion-dollar surveillance aircraft project, the country's military acquisition agency said Wednesday. Read more…
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—-June 19, 2006–SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, announced that Foster City, California, has selected MetroFi, the leader in designing, building and operating citywide Wi-Fi networks, to build out a wireless network powered by SkyPilot equipment in this San Mateo County city. Read more…
With the U.S. hurricane season officially underway, Iridium Satellite announces that many of its partners have introduced special emergency communications equipment and service offerings. Iridium is ideal for backup communications to replace land-based, cellular and radio telecom services often inoperable due to winds and flooding. In addition, unlike most other systems, Iridium is interoperable Read more…