• Lockheed Martin reported test results from a prototype drone-detection system, NetSense, that uses 5G cellular infrastructure and off-the-shelf phones to detect drones by observing changes in radio-frequency signal fields.
• A demonstration showed the system could generate an alert when a small drone not connected to the cellular network entered an area covered by 5G towers.
• The company said the prototype was developed over three rapid cycles, moving from a concept sprint to a lab demonstration and then a field test.
• Lockheed Martin stated that STAR.UI software was used during the demonstration to visualize mission-relevant data and support AI agents for interpreting detections.
• The company said it plans to test the next iteration at major U.S. events later this year in an operationally relevant, at-scale environment.

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