Tactical Assault Kit/ TAK

Definition

TAK (with service variants ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK, and the TAK Server) is a government-owned, plugin-based C2 software ecosystem used across SOF, conventional forces, federal agencies, and allies. It exchanges Cursor-on-Target messages over IP and is the de facto common COP front-end for the U.S. and many partner nations.

Reference attributes

Owner

U.S. Government (AFRL/DEVCOM)

Variants

ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK

Wire format

Cursor-on-Target

Related terms

• Cursor on Target (CoT)
  Lightweight XML schema for sharing position, time, and event data across systems.
• Common Operating Picture (COP)
  Single, shared, real-time view of the battlespace across echelons and partners.
• Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P)
  U.S. Army mounted/dismounted C2 platform replacing FBCB2/Blue Force Tracker.