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Wildfire Today reports that the state of Colorado is integrating drones with ATAK (“The Holy Grail of Wildland Firefighter Safety”) for firefighting use: The state of Colorado is working on a system that would use drones to provide live video of wildfires to wildland firefighters’ cell phones. The Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting is beta testing a DVI Mavic …
Colorado developing drone system with TAK 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 MoreFrom StateScoop: “A lot of times you get in the woods and you’re not always sure where you are or where the fire is,” said Ben Miller, the director of the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting , a division of the state Department of Public Safety that develops new tools for combatting [sic] wildfires. The drone flights in …
Western States Leveraging TAK for Wildfires MoreFrom UAV Expert News: … Additionally, the Black Hornet 3 seamlessly integrates into the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) utilized by the military to provide battlefield networks and distribution of information to anyone on the network. “We are excited to bring this advanced Black Hornet 3 to our warfighters and first responders,” said James Cannon, President and CEO of FLIR. “With …
FLIR Launches Black Hornet 3 w/ ATAK MoreHere: There’s a video associated with the article that can’t be embedded. A second video below implies that ATAK is being used in NATO exercises with interoperability. Major Ben Parkyn: ‘This app allows us to operate quicker’. (Pictures: Corporal Tom Evans/Crown Copyright). New technology that allows military commanders to communicate through a mobile phone app has been hailed a “game changer” …
ATAK is a Game Changer for British Military MoreFrom AirMed & Rescue: FLIR Systems Inc., a US-based sensor systems developer, has announced the launch of its new Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle. FLIR says that the device is the smallest combat-proven UAS, and its previous iterations have been used by over 30 nations. The new generation of Black Hornet 3 gives the operation the ability to operate …
FLIR Announces Nano-UAV w/ ATAK for First Responders MoreFrom Defense Update: According to information released by FLIR Systems, the Black Hornet III helicopter weighs 32 grams, slightly more than previous models. It offers several improvements over previous versions, such as improved speed and distance, with the ability to fly two kilometers at speeds of over 21 km/h. Its sensors support sharper imaging processing, featuring the FLIR Lepton thermal …
Aussies Integrate Nano UAVs w/ ATAK MoreRockwell Collins announce their ATAK took , FasTAK™ at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries’ CANSEC trade show May 30-31. From Learn more here.
Rockwell Debuts FASTAK ATAK Plugin for Communications 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 MoreThe Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently published a report on the use of TAK for collaborative mission planning. The report highlight’s the team’s observation of the US Secret Service’ use of TAK in the January 2017 Presidential Inauguration, and describes a Collaborative Mission Planner the NPS team developed. The TAK system became a preeminent C4ISR system for multiple U.S agencies, …
NPS Report-TAK Collaborative Mission Planner More