RotorLab MAVLink/ATAK Bridge — Live Drone Tracking & Command-By-ATAK

Description

Your drones. On ATAK. In real time.

The RotorLab MAVLink/ATAK Bridge connects any MAVLink ground control station to ATAK and your TAK server, and paints every aircraft on the tactical map as a live MIL-STD-2525 air track — parented to your GCS station marker and updating continuously. No custom integration, no scripting: install, activate, connect.

Two-Way Command-by-ATAK

It doesn’t just watch — it commands. Drop a named map marker in ATAK and the bridge flies the drone:

• GOTO a point (with altitude & speed), RTL, LAND, HOLD, ALTHOLD — enabled by default
• GUIDED / ARM / DISARM / TKOFF — available, off by default
• Master-permit safety switch, per-verb enables, and an approved-callsign allowlist so only authorized ATAK users can command aircraft
• Every command is range-checked before sending and tracked against the autopilot’s acknowledgement — sent, confirmed, or blocked — in a full audit log

Key Features

• Live UAS tracking — position, altitude, speed, heading, flight mode, armed state, battery, and GPS, per aircraft
• Multi-drone, multi-link — run UDP, TCP, and serial links at once; works with MAVProxy, QGroundControl, Mission Planner, ArduPilot & PX4, and SITL
• Standard Cursor-on-Target output — publishes to your TAK server or broadcasts direct to ATAK over mesh/multicast
• Mutual-TLS security — one-click certificate enrollment for OpenTAKServer, or import your own PEM / PKCS#12 certificates
• Clean web console — light/dark themes, role-based logins (admin + read-only viewer), and optional organization branding
• Runs anywhere — Windows or Linux, lightweight, no cloud dependency

Compatibility

RotorLab speaks standard Cursor-on-Target (CoT), so it fits across the TAK ecosystem:

• Clients: ATAK (including CivTAK), WinTAK, and iTAK — or broadcast direct to ATAK over UDP mesh/multicast with no server at all
• Servers: OpenTAKServer and other CoT-compatible TAK servers
• Certificates: one-click auto-enrollment for OpenTAKServer, or import the PEM / PKCS#12 certificates issued by your enterprise or government TAK Server PKI

Validated end-to-end against OpenTAKServer.

Built For

ISR, search & rescue, public safety, security, infrastructure inspection, training ranges, and any team that lives in ATAK and needs their drones on the same map.

Licensing — Simple and Generous

RotorLab is licensed per install. One activation = one machine running the bridge (an operator workstation or server). Each install supports unlimited aircraft — track and command your whole fleet through a single bridge.

Need the bridge running in more than one place (command post, forward operator, backup server)? Just choose more installs below. Activations are movable — deactivate one machine to free the seat for another.

What You Get

• The RotorLab MAVLink/ATAK Bridge software (instant digital download)
• A license key with the number of installs (activations) you select
• Setup guide and included updates

System Requirements

• Windows or Linux, Python 3.9+
• Network access to your ATAK / TAK server infrastructure

If it speaks MAVLink, RotorLab puts it on ATAK. Learn more at rotorlab.app.