News, Licensing, Support for TAK Tools
An open source version of a TAKServer, called TAKFreeServer has been released on GitHub. Its not associated with or derived from either TAKServer or Par’s TeamConnect. This is a great development for the TAK Community, and once they get a little farther …
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There are a number of voices calling for such fast, iterative feedback loops between operational experiences on the one hand and the acceleration of technological solutions on the other, an approach often referred to as “rapid prototyping.” What remain lacking, however, are concrete plans to make this approach a reality within the U.S. military. Some refer to rapid prototyping as a “mindset” or “culture” that needs to be inculcated throughout the force.
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ATAK is rare in that it’s a DoD program that has achieved wild success while mostly sticking to its original budget.
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The CivTAK Manual is here.
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The Army has approved CivTAK for Public Release.
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As the military adopts tools like ATAK, planners and commanders should be aware of the possibility that additional, misleading information is pumped into the same system.
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“ATAK is a good fit for a variety of situations where proactively detecting or quickly responding to threats means the difference between life and death. “
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So what does Uber have to do with ABMS? Apparently, the two networks are not so different from one another, Goldfein said. Like ABMS, Uber provides users with a common operational picture, except it’s of cars and riders, not cruise missiles and attack drones.
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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 …
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This article from Technical.ly, describes an order from the US Army to Robotic Research, which integrates ATAK with WarLoc, a non-GPS Geolocation solution. Through this deal the company is offering its tech, called WarLoc, to help better equip four deployed U.S. Army Brigade Combat …
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