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From the Utica Observer Dispatch reports on Stonewall Defense as a finalist for the AFRL’s Commercialization Academy’s most recent Demo Day: Stonewall Defense, Watervliet. Leadership technology training: Stonewall’s software, ATLAS, helps scrap metal recyclers protect their valuable rollaway containers that regularly stolen or lost. ATLAS is a small, low cost, high powered tracker that can give users near real time …
ATAK used to track large containers More
This article from Isreali web site i-HLS.com discusses phones and tablets for use in a variety of operational uses, including supply chain management and flight planning. There’s a discussion of ATAK, but this was also interesting: US warfighters expect that their field equipment have the same functionality and capability as their personal, commercial mobile devices. Consequently, rugged mobile computing is …
Phones Revolutionize Operational Supply Chain More
From Government Computer News: Marine Reserves Maj. Christopher Thobaben came up with the idea for an automated system for delivering supplies to troops. He sent a basic sketch to a friend who told him to make it official. “I was very critical of Marine Corps logistics and our innovation since World War II,” Thobaben said. For more than a half-century, …
Drone Deliveries w/ ATAK More
From Jane’s: US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is integrating weaponry readiness and maintenance enhancement solutions into its Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK), industry sources told Jane’s at SMi’s Future Soldier Technology conference in London on 11 March. USSOCOM is seeking to optimise Israeli company Secubit’s WeaponLogic Ecosystem, which comprises a toolset designed to generate and analyse weapon usage data in real time. …
Secubit Integrates w/ ATAK More
Critical Response Group is a company that specializes in first responder geospatial tools that are compatible with TAK as GRGs (Gridded Reference Graphics). ….A quick video to show GRG products they offer. There’s another video and screenshot after the jump…
CRG Builds TAK-Compatible GRGs MoreOn March 13, Secretary Wilson testified before congress regarding the Light Attack Aircraft program. She said in part: “We were able to put a fully exportable network on these aircraft so the tactical air controller on the ground can touch an ipad and it shows up in the cockpit of the aircraft so that you’re communicating among nodes, and we’ve …
Secretary of Air Force Talks About “AERONET” More
From the British Forces Network: A £30 million pound investment has been confirmed to fund the development of digital apps for the battlefield. The money will be used to fast-track agile software development technology, to support military forces on operations across the globe.The funding, confirmed by the Defence Secretary, follows a commitment to spend £66 million on mini drones, remote control armoured …
Brits Multi-Million £ Boost For Digital Battlefield Apps Including TAK MoreFrom Isreal’s i-HLS.com: Operating in GPS-denied environments, such as indoors, underground and in areas where GPS may be intentionally denied, has become a serious challenge. A new offline version of a mapping and tracking solution for both indoors and outdoor released recently, improves safety and situational awareness for personnel operating in industrial, security, public safety, and defense applications such as …
GPS-Denied Mapping & Tracking w/ ATAK MoreFrom Defense News, about the Air Warfare Symposium: Transforming in-flight situational awareness Pilots have some of the most demanding missions, ranging from coordinating with ground leaders, striking targets, delivering supplies, and communicating with command-and-control assets all at the same time. Mobile devices like tablets and wearables that integrate with peripherals can transform Air Force readiness by ensuring connectivity and seamless …
3 ways mobility is transforming Air Force readiness More
This article from National Defense seems to say that the Army Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE) is integrated with ATAK. FORT BLISS, Texas — On an uncharacteristically chilly day in the Southwest desert, reporters gathered in a remote corner of Fort Bliss to witness the Army’s last Network Integration Evaluation. The final NIE — the 12th in a series of events …
CPCE Integrates w/ ATAK More