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Lockheed Martin tracks drones through an unmodified Verizon 5G network

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.

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Lockheed Martin tracks drones through an unmodified Verizon 5G network

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.

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Latvia weighs Embraer A-29 Super Tucano for counter-drone missions

Latvia is assessing light combat aircraft to strengthen its short-range air-defense capability, with Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano under consideration for intercepting drones. The evaluation could give Latvia a fixed-wing combat aviation capability focused on countering Russian drone threats rather than conventional light-attack operations.

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Unknown drones overfly Australian air base hosting F-35s for three days

Multiple drones of unknown origin overflew an Australian air base hosting some of the country’s most sensitive military aircraft over three days. The incident is the latest in a growing series of drone incursions into secure facilities worldwide, raising questions about the protection of high-value defense infrastructure.

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Joby Aviation to acquire Resonant Sciences for $500 million, creating dedicated defense unit

Joby Aviation will acquire Ohio-based defense technology company Resonant Sciences for approximately $500 million, expanding beyond its commercial eVTOL program. Resonant’s radio-frequency, sensing, mission-system and stealth capabilities will form Joby’s dedicated defense business, which is expected to be established following the deal’s anticipated 2027 closing.

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