A Midlands-based charity that helps to track down missing vulnerable people has been boosted by the addition of a new Incident Control Unit. Warwickshire Search and Rescue (WarkSAR), which is run entirely by volunteers, took possession of the specially-adapted Mercedes Benz Sprinter Panel van last month, which will be used to co-ordinate its search and… Read more »
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has signed a £1.6 billion contract with UK company Bristow Helicopters Ltd to deliver rotary and fixed wing services for the next ten years. The new contract will see the UK search and rescue region benefit from both innovation and advances in technology to save more lives, even more quickly. … Read more »
Britten-Norman is designing a modification to install ARTEMIS, an award-winning geo-location and communication tool designed especially for search and rescue operators. The equipment provides a geolocation system that can detect cell phones and communicate with them at distances in excess of 30km. The system can map and locate mobile phones even in areas outside cellular… Read more »
