Lockheed Backs Fortem’s Counter-Drone Push
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Lockheed deepening its relationship with Fortem—backing a $50M Series B and co-deploying tech—underscores how counter-drone systems are moving from niche to core defense capability. For dual-use and critical infrastructure operators, it’s time to treat low-cost drones and counter-UAS as a standard part of your threat and procurement models.
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