Supported by the Domestic Preparedness Support Initiative (DPSI), U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers are continuing to advance the Contaminant Transport Analyst (CT-Analyst) by adding plugin support for the Android Tactical Awareness Kit (ATAK), enabling shared situational awareness across first responder communities using a mobile device.

Customs and Border Protection will spend $99 million on technologies to make it easier to communicate where there’s no signal.

Recently, MyDefence, the company behind the small portable drone detector Wingman, launched a new technology designed to detect drone threats. The compact next-generation broadband antenna, designed specifically for integration with Wingman and the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK), represents an advance in spectrum detection by extending detection to critical low-frequency ranges used by today’s hardest-to-detect drones.

To enable better and faster battlefield decisions, U.S. Army researchers are developing a set of applications to analyze battlefield data to provide decision dominance and greater lethality.

Nicholas Taylor, assigned to 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, operates the Android Team Awareness Kit during security exercise Sentry Sentinel at Camp Reedo, Estonia, Feb. 26th, 2025. The training exercise serves as a way to improve standard operating procedures of security and shows the U.S. Army’s commitment to defend NATO’s eastern flank through training and building readiness alongside NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani)

AUSTIN, Texas - Behind the historic yellow brick façade of the Austin Community College Campus is a sleek modern workspace with massive computer monitors and floor-to-ceiling white boards, dotted with neon sticky notes and scribbled handwriting. Here, during a two-week “coding sprint” from 17 to 28 March, 2025, Marines from the Marine Innovation Unit and the Marine Corps Software Factory worked together to develop new capabilities for deployment across

The Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) Product Center is hosting a hybrid (in-person and virtual) workshop to expedite the development and integration of situational awareness tools Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. The Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) is a map-based software application that enables coordination among thousands of users with features such as a position data, chat, mission planning and shared overlays. It is compatible with Android, Apple iOS and Windows.

Tomahawk Robotics’ Kinesis AI-enabled common control system provides numerous advantages to Teal’s 4-Ship platform, including control handoff to other users without disrupting operations. Compatible with Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) for improved situational awareness.

DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-unmanned systems (CUxS), today announced its Q2 2026 software release, delivering coordinated updates across its RF sensing, AI, ATAK-CIV plugin, and command-and-control (C2) platforms. DroneShield’s Q2 release is focused on a single outcome: enabling operators to make faster, more confident decisions in complex and contested airspace environments.

NSIN, in partnership with Newlab and Decisive Point, today announced the launch of NSIN Propel, a program designed to enable the development of next-generation applications of emerging dual-use technology for government and defense.