CK TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF193-CSO1

Description

Warfighter collection requirements expect ground operators to respond faster than adversaries, and SUAS provide an avenue for them to quickly gain an advantage. However, the Air Force’s current fleet of vehicles are carried separate from a user’s main pack, are to be shared by a group, and possess a larger footprint than smaller, similarly capable products in the commercial marketplace. CK Technologies’ solution enables Special Tactics teams to seamlessly carry and easily deploy SUAS in time-limited situations demanding instant decisions, rather than physically exploring an unspecified danger in a close quarters scenario. Our platform specifically allows CCT and TACPs to single-handedly activate a capability to gain instant situational awareness through a high resolution EO/IR FMV capable megapixel sensor that identifies threats in an operator’s immediate vicinity and shares the data within the TAK environment. Such agility requires readied equipment with minimal administrative prepping so as to deploy and engage the target quickly and efficiently, in only a matter of seconds, and without having to relinquish their weapons. Our product responds to a notable capability gap with its simplicity, autonomy, and tactical effectiveness, allowing the Air Force end-user to understand the battlespace in a less exhaustive and more complete way.