Max Laguna, commander of the Multi-Functional Strike Troop, speaks about his Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) during a training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, April 16, 2026. Laguna leads the troop within 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment "Garryowen", 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. The training is part of the Pegasus Charge and Ironhorse Rebirth initiatives, allowing the unit to test new equipment and validate their formations. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tyler Williams)

As the world battles and responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier’s Project Manager-Close Combat Squad (PM CCS) with support from Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center’s Team Awareness Kit Project Center rapidly deployed an innovative situational awareness (SA) tool to Army National Guard (ARNG) Soldiers on the frontlines of this unconventional battlefield.

TRX Systems Dismount Electronic Warfare (EW) Kit adds powerful new capabilities to the company’s NEON Personnel Tracker-MIL solution, expanding the integration between the NEON Location Service and the ATAK application to better equip dismount personnel for detection and mapping of jamming and spoofing attacks.

The Bug nano drone is a super lightweight nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by BAE Systems in collaboration with UAVTEK.

The 194th Security Forces Squadron trained on and field-tested a state-of-the-art radio network system that augments traditional communication networks by enabling off-grid connectivity anytime… anywhere.

Army Soldiers assigned to 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, Test the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS).

The eBee TAC offers active field personnel access to accurate and reliable location data and maps, delivering the field intelligence and situational awareness needed to act with confidence and precision across rapidly-changing environments.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md- The 2025 Integrated Sensor Architecture (ISA) Community Summit held May 13 at Mallette Training Facility brought together stakeholders from U.S government agencies, industry, and partner nations for a full day of technical sessions, collaboration, and strategic planning.

The CORTEX is designed to give soldiers enhanced situational awareness directly from the headgear.

. – A Hanscom team is participating in exercises aimed at enhancing the tactical situational awareness and information sharing between the Air Force, partner nations, and non-Department of Defense organizations.