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RotorLab MAVLink/ATAK Bridge

Connect any MAVLink ground station to ATAK and your TAK server. Every aircraft appears on the tactical map as a live MIL-STD-2525 track, and it is two-way: drop a named marker in ATAK and the bridge flies the drone. No custom integration, no scripting.

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From US$249: Single or Pro, licensed per install, unlimited aircraft per install.

UDP TCP Serial Cursor-on-Target Commands back ANY GROUND STATION MAVProxy QGroundControl Mission Planner RotorLab GC ArduPilot · PX4 · SITL HAWK-3 HAWK-4 SKIMMER-1 The Bridge Windows or Linux · unlimited aircraft GOTO 2 ALT 400 SPD 5 Your TAK server, or straight to ATAK
The Bridge dashboard: TAK connected over TLS with a certificate installed, two airframes listed with position, altitude, mode, armed state and battery, and a command log showing guided mode set, arm sent, takeoff sent and landing all accepted.
The Bridge, runningEvery verb that came off the map is recorded with what the autopilot did about it: arm sent, takeoff sent, accepted: landing.
In the product

One install, every link, every aircraft

Run UDP, TCP and serial links at once, from MAVProxy, QGroundControl, Mission Planner or RotorLab GC, and publish every aircraft to your TAK server or straight to ATAK.

  • Live UAS tracking. Position, altitude, speed, heading, flight mode, armed state, battery and GPS, per aircraft, updating continuously.
  • Standard Cursor-on-Target. To your TAK server, or broadcast direct to ATAK over mesh or multicast. Nothing proprietary in the middle.
  • Mutual TLS. One-click certificate enrollment for OpenTAKServer, or import your own PEM or PKCS#12.
  • Runs anywhere. Windows or Linux, lightweight, no cloud dependency, on a network that never reaches the internet.

Two-way Command-by-ATAK

Drop a named map marker and the bridge flies the drone. Every verb is something you switch on deliberately.

ENABLED BY DEFAULT GOTO RTL LAND HOLD ALTHOLD AVAILABLE, OFF BY DEFAULT GUIDED ARM DISARM TKOFF EVERY COMMAND PASSES ✓ Master permit switch ✓ Approved-callsign allowlist ✓ Range-checked before sending ✓ Sent, confirmed, or blocked: all logged
The Command-By-ATAK settings page listing every verb and what it does, the one and two character short forms, how crew addresses work, the speed notch, the default GOTO mode, and a master permit switch.
The verb table as it shipsEvery verb answers to a short form, a marker's target is whatever the map prints, and none of it executes while the master permit is off.
An OpenTAKServer map showing six live aircraft and ground vehicle tracks over a city, each labeled with its callsign and crew address.
What your team seesStandard Cursor-on-Target on a TAK server, and a marker dropped here flies the aircraft.

The specifics

Links, console, platforms and the license, in one table.

LinksUDP, TCP and serial at once. Works with MAVProxy, QGroundControl, Mission Planner, ArduPilot, PX4 and SITL.
CommandsGOTO, RTL, LAND, HOLD and ALTHOLD enabled by default; GUIDED, ARM, DISARM and TKOFF available but off. A master permit switch, per-verb enables and an approved-callsign allowlist gate all of them; every command is range-checked before sending, and sent, confirmed or blocked is logged.
ConsoleA web console with light and dark themes, role-based logins (admin and read-only viewer) and optional organization branding.
LicenseLicensed per install. One activation is one operator workstation or server, with unlimited aircraft per install. Single or Pro, and you choose how many installs you need at checkout.
More than one stationOne Bridge handles one ground station. When several crews each bring their own, the TAK Fleet Server is the hub they all report into, on one map.

Put your aircraft on the map your team already has open.

From US$249, licensed per install. Ask for a quote for several workstations.

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