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Lockheed Martin tracks drones through an unmodified Verizon 5G network

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Lockheed Martin’s NetSense technology detected and tracked drones around Miami by analyzing disturbances in Verizon’s existing 5G network. The demonstration used deployed radios without requiring hardware modifications, pointing to a network-based approach to drone awareness and monitoring.

Discovered 2026-08-12T06:07:37.220348-07:00 | 2026-08-12T06:07:37.220348-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • NetSense demonstrates that existing commercial 5G infrastructure can support drone detection and tracking without modifying deployed radios.
  • The approach could broaden access to drone-awareness capabilities by using networks already operating across populated areas.
  • The Miami demonstration highlights a potential path for monitoring growing drone activity without deploying a wholly separate sensor network.

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