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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Android Terminal Assault Kit: US Forces Could Use App to Call in Airstrikes
The Android Terminal Assault Kit, or ATAK, is an Android app in development that could be used by U.S. forces to call in airstrikes or control drones.
Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is working on the project, says the app will allow troops to “more easily call in airstrikes — and reduce friendly and civilian casualties while doing so.”
“Troops can also use ATAK (Android Terminal Assault Kit), for other purposes, including battlespace awareness, navigation, de-conflicting airspace, and controlling fleets of unmanned aerial vehicles,” reads a press release from the firm.
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