News - CivTAK / ATAK

Boeing/Insitu Interoperable w/ ATAK

December 23, 2018May 17, 2019 - Leave a Comment

From 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).

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AF CSAF Funds Security Forces Experiment with TAK

November 14, 2018May 17, 2019 - Leave a Comment

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 …

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TAK Behind the Scenes at UN General Assembly

September 25, 2018April 7, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Here’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.

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News / Uncategorized

ATAK, AFRL Support Hurricane Relief (Twitter)

September 20, 2018April 7, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Our 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 …

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ATAK in Jurassic World Exodus

July 31, 2018April 7, 2020 - Leave a Comment

This 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.

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Licensees / News

Syzyzy Integration TAKServer Subscriptions

July 11, 2018April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Syzygy 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.

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Licensing / News

Samsung touts support of ATAK in Galaxy S9 — Tactical Edition

May 25, 2018April 7, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Samsung 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.

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National Guard Touts ATAK Use in Hurricanes

January 26, 2018April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

National Guard Magazine has an article that covers some of their use of ATAK during last year’s hurricanes. Here is the relevant portion, and some discussion of FirstNet.Gov. We expect to put TAKServer and ATAK-Civ in the FirstNet Store “soon”. You can also find a copy of this article in pdf format here (see the last two pages). Force Tracker When …

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DoD / Government / Licensees / News

Smart Radios Connect Ground Robots

December 15, 2017April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

Here’s an article from Microwaves and RF Magazine covering Persistent Systems’ MPU5 MANET radio (a great radio). It talks about the fact that the radios are interoperable with ATAK, and that it allows control of Unmanned Ground Systems, but it doesn’t actually say that the robots are controlled by ATAK. Here’s the article: Robots are playing larger roles in military …

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Licensees / News

GoTenna Announces ATAK Integration

December 1, 2017April 25, 2018 - Leave a Comment

GoTenna announced that they have integrated their GoTenna Pro off-grid radios with ATAK, including ATAK-Civ. Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) The leading situational awareness and C2 application for U.S. Special Forces. Developed and maintained by the Air Force Research Labs and SOCOM. Extend your team’s geographic presence as ATAK nodes without cell, wifi, satellites.

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