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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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February 9, 2023

Automated and Unified Incident Messaging: Now in Blueforce’s new Adaptive ICS Module for BlueforceCOMMAND

by Blueforce
in C2, Command, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, Fire, ICS, Interoperability, IoT, JADC2, Mobility, NIMS, Orchestration, Recovery, Safety, School Safety, Situational Awareness

During complex emergencies, such as natural disasters, civil unrest, or mass migration, radio communication is often a critical tool for coordinating response efforts, providing information to affected populations, and maintaining public safety. During large or complex incidents, radio traffic can become congested due to high demand, making it difficult for incident command to transmit and receive messages effectively. As well, given the crush of responding...

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February 6, 2023

Virtual ICS Checkin: New Capability for Adaptive ICS Module for BlueforceCOMMAND

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C2, Campus Security, Command, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Discovery, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, ICS, Interoperability, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Law Enforcement, MCPTT, NIMS, Orchestration, Police, Safety, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management concept. It was developed in the 1970s by firefighting agencies in the United States as a means of effectively managing incidents involving multiple agencies and organizations. The ICS provides a common structure and terminology for incident management and is designed to be scalable, so that it can be used for incidents ranging from...

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January 6, 2023

Adaptive Incident Command Module for BlueforceCOMMAND

by Blueforce
in autonomous agents, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, GIS, ICS, Interoperability, IoBT, IoT, ISR, Machine Learning, MCPTT, Mobility, NIMS, PTT, Recovery, Security, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

Incidents and the subsequent emergency responses can be chaotic, especially when they involve multiple agencies and organizations that need to work together to respond to the crisis. In such situations, there may be confusion about roles and responsibilities, communication breakdowns, and a lack of coordination. Shortly after 9/11, the U.S. government commissioned programs that ultimately led to the National Incident Management (NIMS) framework which defines...

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November 5, 2022

The IoBT for Integrated Base Defense and Force Protection

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, Base Defense, C2, Cognitive Services, Common Operating Picture, Counter-Terrorism, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Force Protection, Fusion, IoBT, IoT, ISR, JADC2, Sensors

Force protection (FP) is a multi-dimensional pursuit, incorporating many operational concepts including prescribed personnel TTPs and multiple technology areas. The scope of facility-based FP spans a wide spectrum of activities directed toward the protection and management of personnel, assets, facilities and real property, crossing multiple functional, organizational and security domains. Security, surveillance, and intrusion detection are integrated into force protection, but their resources and infrastructure...

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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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August 27, 2022

Recognitional Support: A School Safety and Security Essential

by Blueforce
in autonomous agents, C2, Cognitive Services, Command, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, Interoperability, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, Safety, Security, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

Multi-variant sensing and cueing largely speaks to physical sensors interacting with each other (even sensors from disparate manufacturers) at high speeds to derive meaning and minimize “false positives”.  Adding privacy-assured artificial intelligence, in the form of cognitive services, provides additional precision for threat detection and mitigation. Recognitional support and stream analytics is an essential component of a multi-tiered approach to identify a security and/or safety...

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August 14, 2022

Autonomous Orchestration: A School Safety and Security Essential

by Blueforce
in autonomous agents, C2, Cognitive Services, Command, Dashboard, Distributed Sensing, Edge, Emergency Management, Emergency Notification, Interoperability, IoT, ISR, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, Safety, Security, Situational Awareness, Swarm Intelligence

Digital Workflows triggering Emergency Instructions via Samsung MagicINFO-enabled Displays and Axis Public Address Speakers Every day, our physical and digital worlds become increasingly intertwined, presenting opportunity for investments in a future of continuous and lasting change. This is true of Smart Cities, but also Safe Schools and Smart Campuses. This digitalization of the cyber-physical world is especially promising for schools to realize opportunities and overcome challenges...

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April 16, 2022

Blueforce announces support for Sierra Wireless Mobile Routers for Asset Tracking and Real-time Status of Health

by Blueforce
in AI, autonomous agents, C2, C4ISR, Command, Common Operating Picture, Dashboard, Disaster Response, Discovery, Emergency Management, IoBT, IoT, Law Enforcement, Location, Mobility, Sensors, Situational Awareness, Stream Analytics

Complex emergency management is fundamentally a lesson in organized chaos where accountability is a core foundational element of shared situational awareness. Knowing where to find what you need can be as chaotic given that response assets — the vehicles, equipment, autonomous platforms — are rarely in one place and scattered throughout an area of operation. Asset inventory coupled with resources and capability on a "single...

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