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Here’s an article on IVAS with a discussion of ATAK from the Army Times. (This whole article is worth a read): ONE DEVICE, MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS IVAS is drawing on existing and developing Army programs to bring a host of functions and capabilities into one device. The Android Tactical Assault Kit is a program that allows soldiers to use current military …
IVAS, Mixed Reality & ATAK More
FLIR has a contract to produce micro UAS for the Army. This is the sort of battlefield “Internet of Things” that pairs well with TAK. There’s no word on whether this system will actually be integrated with TAK, but FLIR is a licensee.
US Army To Give Soldiers New 1-Ounce Hidden Weapons That Will Change the Game MoreThis is NOT a story about ATAK, but one of its competitors. One outstanding piece of advice from this article is that you should only use software operationally that’s properly vetted an configured for your system. DO NOT use your personal device operationally — doing so is taking risks you don’t fully understand. Troops who bring their personal tablets and …
Fox News: Hacking risk rises ‘exponentially’ for troops using personal devices, experts warn MoreFrom this article on Insitu (a subsidiary of Boeing) discusses its integration with ATAK during Northern California’s Camp Fire: Insitu’s suite of real-time intelligence acquisition and distribution capabilities provide live Motion Imagery Standards Board (MISB)-compliant video and flight telemetry to extensible mapping engines such as the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) and the Windows Tactical Assault Kit (WinTAK).
Boeing/Insitu Interoperable w/ ATAK More
Here: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — When Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein asked leaders to “unleash the brilliance in our Airmen,” Air Force Materiel Command answered the call, executing more than $4.6 million in Squadron Innovation Funds in fiscal year 2018. “The ideas came from all levels of our organization. Airmen were motivated …
AF CSAF Funds Security Forces Experiment with TAK MoreHere’s a great video with clips of TAK used in the background of the UN General Assembly from Fox News (Sorry — no embedding allowed from Fox). It talks about the challenges of bandwidth, physical and cyber-security. It also says that the NYPD leads the security.
TAK Behind the Scenes at UN General Assembly MoreOur team supporting #HurricaneFlorence relief ops with our Android Team Awareness Kit mobile situational awareness tech. Providing visualization for #rescue team and evac locations, live aerial footage, hazardous area and #flood water overlays and geofencing. #AFRLTech #AirForce pic.twitter.com/C4UcaPhqJw— Air Force Research Lab – AFRL (@AFResearchLab) September 20, 2018 Our team supporting #HurricaneFlorence relief ops with our Android Team Awareness Kit …
ATAK, AFRL Support Hurricane Relief (Twitter) MoreThis is a great video of ATAK’s use in Jurassic Park Exodus (a Fan Film). You can hear ATAK mentioned at 9:52 and looking at ATAK at 10:26.
ATAK in Jurassic World Exodus MoreSyzygy Integration offers a wide array of ATAK, TAKServer, plugin, radio and other TAk-related services and training, including a TAKServer evaluation program. Screenshot of services after the jump.
Syzyzy Integration TAKServer Subscriptions MoreSamsung touts support of ATAK in Galaxy S9 — Tactical Edition in its recent announcement of the S9 Tactical Edition, including support for classified use and tactical radio integration. Here.
Samsung touts support of ATAK in Galaxy S9 — Tactical Edition More