TAK Mobile and Desktop Apps
iOS
Supported on iOS 16.0 or later.
iTAK
Android
Supported on Android 5 or later.
ATAK
Windows
Supported on Windows 10/11 64-bit.
WinTAK
Linux
Supported on Ubuntu 18.04, Fedora 26, Debian 10, RHEL/CentOS 8
TAKX
VR
Supported on most VR Headsets
VR-TAK
Launching your own TAK Server?
TAK Announcements
Breaking the BSA: Cluster-Based Sustainment in the MBCT
https://www.army.mil/article-amp/293629/breaking_the_bsa_cluster_based_sustainment_in_the_mbct
July 15, 2026 — The traditional brigade support area (BSA) consolidates the light support battalion (LSB) staff, distribution, maintenance, and medical companies, along with key nodes such as landing zones, maintenance collection points, and ammunition transfer points. When aggregated, the BSA spans several kilometers, creating a significant physical and electromagnetic signature. This concentration reduces survivability, limits rapid displacement, and places the brigade’s bulk sustainment capabilities at risk from a single precision strike.
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British Army expands use of drones and electronic warfare to boost infantry battalion lethality
https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2026/07/15/british-army-expands-use-of-drones-and-electronic-warfare-to-boost-infantry-battalion-lethality/
July 15, 2026 — The British Army is accelerating the transformation of its infantry by integrating unmanned systems and electronic warfare capabilities directly into frontline units, a shift recently showcased during Exercise Viking Strike. Held in Otterburn and Kielder Forest, the exercise centered on the 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN), one of the first units selected to become a Near Surface Infantry Battalion, a new formation designed around the extensive use of autonomous and remotely operated systems on the battlefield.
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Data in the Dirt: Connecting the Tactical Edge to Corps Command and Control
https://www.dvidshub.net/graphic/43553/data-dirt-connecting-tactical-edge-corps-command-and-control
July 13, 2026 — An informational graphic that outlines the capabilities of LOGTAK+, a software solution designed to automate the tactical reporting process for logistics status reports (LOGSTATs). The graphic details how LOGTAK+ streamlines data collection from the company level up to the brigade level, reducing the time for data aggregation from over two hours to just five seconds. The system uses an Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) plugin and a companion web application to provide a shared source of truth, enabling better-informed decision-making for commanders. (U.S. Army graphic by the Army Software Factory)
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4th, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company Marines conduct live-fire close air support
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9813311/4th-5th-air-naval-gunfire-liaison-company-marines-conduct-live-fire-close-air-support
July 08, 2026 — U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Corey Hill, a native of Florida and a joint terminal attack controller with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, uses an Android Tactical Assault Kit during a terminal attack control training event at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, July 9, 2026. The training brought together all-domain effects teams to sustain and enhance proficiency in terminal attack control and tactical air control party operations in unfamiliar and austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John-Paul Haubeil)
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2026 TAK Offsite
This hybrid event, hosted by the TAK Configuration Steering Board (CSB), consists of briefs and demos from the TAK Community across program offices, services, federal agencies, labs, and users.
TAK 5.6 Feature Release
Explore the Latest in TAK 5.6: A Live Discussion on New Features
2025 TAK Offsite
This hybrid event, hosted by the TAK Configuration Steering Board (CSB), consists of briefs and demos from the TAK Community across program offices, services, federal agencies, labs, and users.
TAK 5.5 Feature Release
Explore the Latest in TAK 5.5: A Live Discussion on New Features
TAK 5.4 Feature Release
Explore the Latest in TAK 5.4: A Live Discussion on New Features
Operational Success Starts with TAK
Complete Situational Awareness
Maps and situational awareness (SA) are critical to coordinated tasks in many contexts, including kinetic military action, law enforcement, civil protection, and disaster relief. TAK has the ability to display a wide variety of map data, either stored or downloaded in real-time. TAK is the USG's premier tool for shared SA data and has the largest selection of features designed to facilitate real-time coordination between team members through the use of mission specific plugins.
Pre-Mission Planning
In addition to the standard mission execution planning tools, mission specific capabilities give a user more insight into certain aspects of their assigned tasks. Navigation tools, including viewshed analysis, help users select and traverse a pre-planned route buy displaying the elevation profile of the route along with speed, distance, and bearing to the next waypoint.
Pre-mission planning is essential to enabling safe, effective, and rapid deployment of resources. TAK enables effective planning by providing a common understanding of exposure and vulnerabilities based on real time updates of any rapidly developing environment.
Streamlined Deployment
Points, routes, drawing objects, and files can be shared through TAK user defined groups, teams or simply broadcasted. While most data sharing clients require a server, TAK’s CoT & chat sharing features can operate in a server-less environment amongst nodes operating on the same network. TAK Server can be introduced to extend client connectivity across networks or federated for persistent command and control.
From highest commander to the ground forces and attached air & sea assets, deploying with the TAK Common Operational Picture ensures safe, dynamic, and effective mission execution.
