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Here’s a British Army recruiting video posted on Linked-In that highlights their use of the lastest colaborative geospatial situational awareness to coordinate movement over geography. In fact, it looks like they are using ATAK, but I’m not 100% sure (I’m sure that they want it that way!). Here’s the post from Linked-In below.
British Army Recruiting Video Featuring ATAK More
Raytheon integrated its Boomerang Warrior-X Dismounted Soldier Gunshot Detection System with the ATAK to enhance battlefield management and situational awareness for ATAK users.
Gunshot Location Integrated with ATAK More
GPS world reports on a new distributed localization tool integrated with ATAK for navigation. From the article: Created by Robotic Research, a manufacturer of autonomy and robotic technology, the system provides localization and positioning data for teams entering underground facilities and traveling inside buildings and in urban canyons. According to the company, multiple systems — including, besides WarLoc, robotic systems, UAVs …
Non-GPS Location with ATAK More
The Army reports it is leveraging Soldier Systems Development and acquisition to support the National Guard, Army Corps of Engineers to rapidly develop network communications capabilities and that capabilitiy includes TAK. Notably, it seems to nod directly to the civilian version, CIVTAK and discusses a “bring your own device” strategy. It may be that TAK’s federation capabilities are part of …
Army Leveraging Soldier Systems Tactical for COVID19 More
eeNews Reports that TRX has developed a new low SWAP geolocation tool for GPS-denied environments, and they integrated it with ATAK, just as they have done for several of their products. Here’s what they said: Neon is a low SWaP, assured PNT technology that provides 3D position and navigation capabilities when satellite technology is unavailable or unreliable. At the 2020 Army …
TRX Integrates GPS-Denied Tech w/ ATAK More
Here’s another article on Robotic Research’s Pegasus III UAS controlled by ATAK, th time from Inside Unmanned Systems: The company’s goal was familiar to the UAS world—prevent injuries and save lives—but a growing emphasis on miniaturization came forward. “A ground robot has a hard time climbing stairs,” Frelk explained. “How do we have a robot that can do multiple things?” …
Are You Ready for Some [Drone] Football? (Controlled by ATAK) More
“It’s a whole new category of robots.
Nothing before Pegasus has had the reach or versatility of this system. We look forward to sharing this with our customers in the U.S. military, as well as within commercial sectors and areas such as public works.”
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
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
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 More