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March 22, 2023

Innovative Mobile Sensors and Solutions for Worldwide Public Safety and Commercial Aviation

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, AWS, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Fire, Fusion, HAZLOC, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, MCPTT, Orchestration, Plugin, Police, PTT, Safety, School Safety, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2023 – Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc., has announced new partnerships to provide powerful mission critical communications and productivity solutions for the national security, public safety and enterprise markets. Airbus is partnering with Blueforce Development Corp., Common Objects, Catalyst Communications Technologies, Inc., and Exacom to provide a complete and best-in-class solution for customers using the Airbus Agnet MCx (Mission Critical Push to...

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March 14, 2023

The True Cost of Open Source Software – A White Paper

by Blueforce
in AI, C2, C4ISR, Common Operating Picture, Edge, Force Protection, Interoperability, ISR, Mobility, Situational Awareness, Sustainment, Uncategorized

By Morgan Greene and India Sayer Open-source software (OSS) refers to software whose source code is freely available for anyone to view, modify, and distribute. Open-source software has gained popularity over the years due to its purported benefits. However, as with any technology, it presents challenges to consider prior to adoption. One of the most touted benefits of open-source software is that it’s “free”. Organizations can download,...

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February 10, 2023

The Value of Blueforce for National Security: IoT Fusion, Cueing, and Orchestration

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, Base Defense, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Common Operating Picture, Cueing, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Force Protection, Fusion, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Machine Learning, Orchestration, Plugin, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Swarm Intelligence

By Morgan Greene, GM National Security Markets, Blueforce Development Corporation We are often asked: What does Blueforce do in the Federal, National Defense, and Intelligence Community spaces? Are you guys the that blueforce tracker stuff? Dots on maps like TAK, right?!? Does it do this JADC2 stuff I’ve been hearing about? No, we have no relation or connection to your experience with blueforce tracker, although we...

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November 27, 2022

A Most Exceptional Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in NYC

by Blueforce
in AI, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Command, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Distributed Sensing, Emergency Notification, Force Protection, Fusion, International, Interoperability, IoT, ISR, K9, Law Enforcement, Location, Mobility, Police, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Swarm Intelligence, Wearables

After Action Reports (AAR) may be one of the most important tools in emergency management and counter-terrorism operations. When used as a critical component of an agency's tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP), AAR's can be an important litmus test which questions our assumptions about threats, which ultimately impacts training, mitigation, and response. Blueforce was used extensively over the entire Macys Thanksgiving Day parade route and...

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November 8, 2022

IoBT: Blueforce Sensor Fusion and Cueing for Unattended Ground Sensors

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, Base Defense, C2, C4ISR, Campus Security, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Distributed Sensing, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Radar, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Swarm Intelligence

Unattended ground sensors from multiple manufacturers, fused and normalized for sensor cueing to minimize false positives and accelerate detection time Today's unattended ground sensors (UGS) consist of various sensor technologies that are tightly integrated to deploy and perform the given task such as target detection, location, and recognition. These ground sensors are generally small, robust, and can be considered "disposable" in many cases given their low...

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November 5, 2022

Joint All Domain Command and Control: JADC2

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Command, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, ISR, JADC2, Sensors, Situational Awareness

Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) is the DoD initiative to replace the current domain and control systems with one that connects the existing sensors and shooters and distribute the available data to all domains (sea, air, land, cyber, and space) and forces that are part of the U.S. military. The goal is to move to a system that connects every sensor and shooter, providing...

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Blueforce and The Internet of Battlefield Things eBook

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Cognitive Services, Command, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Fusion, HAZLOC, Heat, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, K9, Machine Learning, Medical, Mobility, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Sustainment, Swarm Intelligence, Wearables

SIX capabilities, powered by Blueforce’s edge IoT technology, that deliver immense capability to our National Security Operators and Organizations. Pervasive sensor technology presents the opportunity for operators to extend their capabilities, share information horizontally, and swarm faster than their adversaries, by communicating with devices that are installed at fixed locations, carried, mounted on manned and unmanned systems, or worn on the body, the latter of which...

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October 25, 2022

Announcing the uSwitchPro Plugin for BlueforceEDGE: Orchestrated Control of Far-Flung Sensors and Equipment

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C4ISR, Campus Security, Cognitive Services, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, School Safety, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Surveillance, Video

When an organization has IoT sensors, surveillance equipment, and even information technology gear deployed to far flung locations across the world, driving to a location to reset a router or a camera can take hours. Arcanum Africa, a Blueforce Platinum reseller based in South Africa, experiences these exact challenges with deployed security equipment as well as counter-poaching technologies designed to protect wildlife. What's needed is...

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September 14, 2022

Blueforce Announces new Garmin CONNECT Plugin for Physiological Monitoring and Swarm Intelligence

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, AWS, C2, C4ISR, CBRN, Common Operating Picture, Disaster Response, Edge, Emergency Management, Fire, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, Law Enforcement, Medical, Occupational Safety, Safety, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence, Wearables

Firefighting and emergency response are dangerous professions, and a growing body of research and data shows the contributions that job-related exposures have in chronic illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, and an array of neurological disorders. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently undertook two large studies focused on firefighter cancer and concluded that firefighters face a 9 percent increase in cancer...

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August 11, 2022

Integrated School Safety and Security

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C2, C4ISR, Cognitive Services, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Fusion, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, Location, Lone Worker, MCPTT, PTT, Safety, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence, Video

Since the founding of public education, schools have been charged with the safety of children in their care – a duty to protect. Recent events have shaken the sense of serenity and security that has characterized most school campuses. While the risk of serious violence on school campuses is remarkably low, particularly in its most extreme forms, the potential consequences can be devastating and long-lasting...

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