Ondas’ Sentrycs unit to feed cyber-over-RF tech into Lockheed Martin’s Sanctum counter-UAS platform

Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) said it has entered a collaboration with Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to integrate technology from its Sentrycs subsidiary into Lockheed Martin’s Sanctum counter-unmanned aircraft systems platform. The announcement, dated June 23 and reported by Yahoo Finance, frames the work as a technology integration, with Ondas’ Sentrycs unit contributing what it describes as “cyber-over-RF” capabilities. Cyber-over-RF generally refers to using radio-frequency communications to deliver cyber or network-based effects over wireless links, a concept that defense contractors have increasingly discussed as drone threats become more connected and harder to defeat with traditional jamming alone.

Sanctum, as described in Lockheed Martin’s product portfolio, is positioned as a counter-UAS system designed to detect and respond to unmanned aircraft threats. The collaboration suggests Lockheed Martin is seeking to expand Sanctum’s functional toolset by incorporating Sentrycs’ technology into the broader system architecture. However, the June 23 announcement did not provide details in the Yahoo Finance report about how the cyber-over-RF component will be implemented within Sanctum, such as which sensors, communications pathways, or response modes would be affected.

For Ondas, the deal highlights a strategy of building out defense-adjacent capabilities through subsidiaries. Sentrycs is the business unit named in the announcement, and Ondas’ disclosure centers on integrating the subsidiary’s technology into a prime contractor platform rather than marketing Sentrycs technology as a standalone offering. The reported structure implies that Ondas expects its technology to be validated through integration with a major defense integrator’s system, though the company did not specify any testing timeline, customer trials, or performance metrics in the disclosed summary.

Lockheed Martin’s role in the effort is described at a high level in the report. The collaboration places Lockheed Martin as the system integrator for Sanctum, while Ondas and Sentrycs contribute the cyber-over-RF technology. Without additional documentation, it is unclear whether the integration effort is tied to a specific contract award, an existing deployment, or a broader business development initiative. The reported disclosure also does not indicate whether the integration will be offered as an upgrade to existing Sanctum customers or as part of new system deliveries.

The counter-UAS market has become a recurring focus across defense spending as drones proliferate across civilian and military environments. Systems like Sanctum are often designed to combine detection, tracking, and layered response options, because no single technique reliably handles all drone behaviors, frequencies, and operational tactics. The addition of cyber-over-RF concepts, if effectively integrated, could be aimed at dealing with drones whose control links and onboard systems create new vulnerabilities or whose communications can be targeted through software-driven methods.

Even with the announcement, key commercial details are not present in the reported summary. The disclosure does not specify contract value, the number of systems involved, which program office or customer is associated with the integration, or whether a production schedule has been set. It also does not describe what “integrate” means in engineering terms, such as whether Sentrycs’ technology becomes part of Sanctum’s electronics, software stack, or communications layer, or whether it is used in a modular, optional configuration.

For investors and defense watchers, the near-term watch items are likely to be follow-on statements from either company that clarify timing and scope, as well as any references to customer trials or procurement activity tied to Sanctum deployments. Additional disclosures could also address how Sentrycs’ cyber-over-RF approach will be evaluated in realistic environments, particularly against drone threats that may use changing or encrypted radio links.

Until more detail is released, the collaboration should be read as a technology-integration step rather than a confirmed procurement outcome. The announcement indicates intent to combine Sentrycs’ radio-based cyber capabilities with Lockheed Martin’s counter-UAS platform, but it does not, in the disclosed report, quantify expected benefits, operational limits, or financial impact.