Aeronix adds ATAK to MobileIDM
Aeronix has added ATAK to its Mobile IDM lineup, so that ATAK can leverage Aeronix’ soft modem technology.
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SOCOM’s TACLAN Validates ATAK
iGov’s TACLAN program added ATAK to its FCD-W system. It included testing with VMF and Link-16 compatibility. From the Embedded Military.com report: iGov announced that it has completed Operational Utility Assessment (OUA) on its Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN) Family of System (FoS) Field Computing Device-Wearable (FCD-W). Testing was accomplished during Digitally-Aided Close Air Support (DACAS) testing at a Department …
SOCOM’s TACLAN Validates ATAK MoreUSMC Puts ATAK in MAGTF Digital Interoperability
ATAK has a brief mention in this presentation by Headquarters USMC’s presentation on Modern Tactical Communications given at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). .
USMC Puts ATAK in MAGTF Digital Interoperability MoreInside the FBI’s Inauguration Ops Center
Here’s a great video of how the FBI managed the security for the 2017 inauguration. This was the Federal Government’s Command and Operations center, “nerve center” on inauguration day.
Inside the FBI’s Inauguration Ops Center MoreCTTSO Seeks Drone/Cloud/ATAK Integration
The Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office is soliciting bids for an ATAK/Cloud/Drone integration project it is running. From he solicitation: R4148 SUAS TO TACTICAL CLOUD INTEGRATION Current small unmanned aerial system (sUAS ) technology requires a ground control station (GCS) for each air vehicle. Each sUAS manufacturer has its own unique or proprietary GCS and communications configurations that require system-specific …
CTTSO Seeks Drone/Cloud/ATAK Integration MoreCTTSO funds ATAK Secure Comm System
The Combatting Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) announced that they’ve funded a secure data at rest virtual machine running directly off of a micro SD card to run ATAK for Homeland Security, the DoD and the Intelligence Community. Its also on page 61 of the CTTSO Annual Review Book. Here’s an excerpt: Description: GSCS provides tactical level infrastructure and information assurance services …
CTTSO funds ATAK Secure Comm System MoreReaching Forward in the War Against the Islamic State
Here’s a paper from National Defense University on ATAK’s uses against ISIL using a concept called “Remote Advise and Assist” written by members of the Department of Defense. …the special forces soldiers that had arrived in country were already trained in an Android cell phone program developed by the U.S. Government called “ATAK,” short for “Android Tactical Assault Kit.” This program …
Reaching Forward in the War Against the Islamic State MoreATAK wins Regional Technology Transfer Award
Here: Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) and Griffiss Institute (GI) were recently honored during the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer’s Northeast Regional Meeting at Brookhaven National Laboratory, in Upton, New York, this past September. The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate was bestowed with two awards. The FLC Regional Coordinator’s Excellence Award went to Franklin E. …
ATAK wins Regional Technology Transfer Award MoreStanford H4D Report, Video
The Stanford H4D program leveraged ATAK last summer. Here’s a long form article titled “I SAW THE FUTURE OF DEFENSE IN CALIFORNIA, AND IT’S COMING TO A UNIVERSITY NEAR YOU” from War on The Rocks.com. One of the big insights from the video was that the last thing the user needs is yet another system. They list users as SOCOM, …
Stanford H4D Report, Video MorePar Gets AFRL ATAK Contract
According to this article, Par Government Systems was awarded a contract to work on the Special Tactics-Tactical Assault Kit for AFSOC. Here’s the article: PAR Technology’s wholly-owned subsidiary has been awarded a research and development contract with the US Air Force (USAF) Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate for the special tactics tactical assault kit (ST-TAK) programme. AFRL is developing a …
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