Axon has acquired Fusus, a global leader in real-time crime center (RTCC) technology.

The acquisition builds upon a successful strategic partnership launched in May 2022, marking a decisive leap forward in Axon's mission to Protect Life, the company says.

Fusus excels in aggregating live video, data and sensor feeds from virtually any source, enhancing situational awareness and investigative capabilities for public safety, education and commercial customers. This acquisition, which is highly complementary, provides Axon with technology not currently in its existing network, and facilitates seamless connections to critical data sources such as camera locations and video feeds from both fixed and body worn cameras during unfolding incidents. Fusus' technology propels Axon's real-time operations product roadmap, addressing critical challenges faced in public safety. It empowers law enforcement professionals with location mapping, escalation alerts, livestreaming, real-time and post-incident visibility, allowing swift decision-making, and responsive actions.

"Throughout our long-standing partnership and investment with Fusus, we've witnessed the impact of collaboration in achieving remarkable results for law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve," said Ran Mokady, Axon's senior vice president of Real-Time Operations. "The Fusus team's exceptional prowess will help us to unlock impactful real-time operations capabilities for public safety and businesses worldwide. This acquisition is a significant milestone in our mission to protect life as it further enables law enforcement and emergency teams to better deter and respond to escalating situations."

Both Fusus and Axon have long believed that customers benefit from open ecosystem compatibility with various devices and systems across the public safety and commercial technology landscape, and the combined product offering currently supports devices and sensors from dozens of different providers — a number that is expected to continue to grow, Axon says.

"Our collaboration with Axon has helped Fusus raise the bar on how first responders can affect positive outcomes through open and interoperable systems," said Chris Lindenau, CEO of Fusus. "As one team with a shared purpose to protect life, we are poised to rapidly expand this vision into the way law enforcement agencies, governments, businesses and schools work together in support of community safety."

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.