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From Breaking Defense (ATAK Ref in last paragraph). It would be great if TAK integrated with IVAS: The artificially intelligent target detection will be part of the Integrated Vision Augmentation System (IVAS), for which Microsoft’s HoloLens won a two-year, $480 million contract earlier this week. I’ve written extensively about IVAS’s other features back when it was still called HUD 3.0. It’s essentially …
IVAS Compared to ATAK MoreFrom Isreali Tech news, i-HLS.Com: A technology originating in the US military sector is being tested in order to help save firefighters’ lives. The ATAK – Android Team Awareness Kit is essentially a tool that tells firefighters exactly where they are and what kind of fire they’re seeing. ATAK was developed by the US Air Force Research Lab in order …
ATAK serves Fire Fighters MoreAmerican Security Today reports that the Department of Homeland Security won a 2017 ASTOR Platinum award for its adoption of ATAK: DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environ (EDGE) Virtual Online Training for First Responders Flood Apex Program Flood Sensors *A 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Platinum Award Winner
ATAK Wins Homeland Security Award MoreHere’s the article. Most of the article covers problems with APASS/KILSWITCH, and related hacking issues. The whole article is worth a read, but the most important news regarding ATAK is this: That more rigorously tested and widely trusted program across the military branches, according to interviews with active-duty troops, is the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK), which was developed and …
Mapping Apps are Endangering Special Operators, [But ATAK is not on that List] 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) More
The Strategy Bridge argues that ATAK can/should drive communication innovation within NATO by transforming communications. Here’s an excerpt, but the whole thing might be worth a read: Innovative technologies that can effectively connect multiple NATO special operations forces, such as multilateral online and offline mapping, military radio controlling, text messaging, targeting, calling for fire, etc. already exist. Currently, the Tactical …
ATAK to Drive NATO Innovation? MoreThe Strategy Bridge argues that ATAK can/should drive communication innovation witin NATO by transforming communications. Here’s an excerpt, but the whole thing might be worth a read: Innovative technologies that can effectively connect multiple NATO special operations forces, such as multilateral online and offline mapping, military radio controlling, text messaging, targeting, calling for fire, etc. already exist. Currently, the Tactical …
ATAK to Drive NATO Innovation? 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 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 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 More