How ATOS and ATAK Improve Drone Identification

So, how can you identify good drones, inconsequential drones, or even nefarious ones? In any operation—whether it’s concert security, disaster relief, or military missions—you must expand your team’s situational awareness to strengthen their overall view. The Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) is an essential first step in successful mission planning, relying on a phone or tablet to track and coordinate effectively. Since drones now play a central role in various operations, you can inform your team about friendly drones by using a small GPS tracker that’s detectable only within ATAK.

Drones serve as valuable surveillance tools in the air, offering strong situational awareness for quick response times. Consequently, you can use the ATOS to clearly identify friendly drones and reduce sky clutter, ensuring smoother and safer operations.

The Role of ATOS and ATAK in Mission Success

To address the challenge of identifying drones in the air, the ATOS (Android Tactical Object Surveillance) flight tag offers a targeted solution. This compact device, about the size of a thumb, transmits GPS data via the UHF radio band directly to friendly forces. When integrated with the ATAK (Android Tactical Awareness Kit) app, team members gain real-time visibility of all friendly forces, allowing for faster and more accurate situational awareness and fire deconfliction.