TAK Product Center
TAK Product Center is a U.S. Government organization responsible for the innovation, sustainment, and release of the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) family of products. TAK provides geospatial information and tools for situational awareness and collaboration across various operational contexts.
Mission
The mission of the TAK Product Center is to harness real-time data to solve real-world problems by providing a suite of georeferenced imagery and communications tools that enhance operational planning, data sharing, and target management across military, government, and first responder operations.
Parent organization
The TAK Product Center operates under the U.S. Department of Defense, specifically within the Army Futures Command under the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)'s C5ISR Center.
Legislation
There isn't specific legislation that directly established the TAK Product Center; however, its activities align with broader defense technology and innovation initiatives authorized by various National Defense Authorization Acts.
Number of employees
Detailed employee counts are not publicly disclosed, but the center involves developers, engineers, and support staff dedicated to TAK product development and maintenance.
Organization structure
- TAK Product Center is responsible for the development, integration, and management of TAK software, ensuring it meets the needs of its extensive user base.
List of programs
- Development and maintenance of the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) and its variants like ATAK-CIV and WinTAK.
- Creation of plugins and extensions for ATAK to enhance functionality for different mission sets.
- Support for the TAK ecosystem including servers, APIs, and other supporting technologies.
Last total enacted budget
Specific budget figures for the TAK Product Center are not publicly available. However, it receives funding through defense technology development programs.
Leader
The title of the leader is Director.
Services provided
The TAK Product Center provides services like software development, integration support, and user training for the TAK suite, which aids in real-time coordination, navigation, and data sharing across a wide array of operations including military, federal, state, and local government, as well as first-responder activities.
Regulations overseen
The center focuses on product development rather than regulation. However, it ensures that its products comply with security standards, export controls, and other relevant DoD policies.
Headquarters address
The TAK Product Center is part of the C5ISR Center located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA.
Website
Wikipedia article
There is no specific Wikipedia article for the TAK Product Center, though related technology like ATAK is mentioned.
- Information sourced from the TAK Product Center's official website and related DoD announcements.