Principles

• Encrypted, always. Every link, radio, mesh, tether, cellular or acoustic, is encrypted. OASA never sets a standard that broadcasts information to the world.
• Decentralized. No single server, company or person is required for the system to work.
• Secure by design. Security is built in from the first line of code.
• Works at every scale. One person with one device, a small team, or a fleet of hundreds.
• Affordable and accessible. Anyone can take part without multimillion-dollar gear.
• Piloted and autonomous. Every system can be operated by a person and can run on its own.
• Sustainable and maintainable. Repairable, documented, built to keep running for years.
• Build at scale. Every design is planned to be built in quantity, by any chapter.
• Red team everything. We try to break our own systems before anyone else does.
• Made in America, secure by default. U.S.-built, encrypted systems, with designs and security reviews published so anyone can check them.
• Everything on TAK. Every system appears on the same shared map that agencies already use. See the glossary for TAK.
• Trained users. Every system ships with a training course.
• Open-minded. If others are doing great work, integrate it. If it doesn’t exist, build it.
• Open by default. Designs, code and docs are published unless there’s a clear reason not to be.
• Interoperable. Follow existing standards and publish OASA standards where gaps exist.
• Reproducible. Every project can be built by someone else from its documentation.
• Contribution is rewarded. Great members get recognition and a path into paid work.