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Motorola closed the D-Fend deal a quarter early and gave counter-drone its own SVP

Motorola closed its $1.5 billion D-Fend purchase a quarter ahead of guidance and put D-Fend's chief executive over a standing counter-drone platform, a structure aimed at airports and stadiums rather than the front.

Aug 25, 2026 · 4 min read

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Motorola buys Israel's D-Fend for $1.5 billion, a bet on drone-hijacking tech

Motorola is paying $1.5 billion for a counter-drone firm whose RF takeover seizes a drone's control link, the same link Ukraine's fiber-optic drones are built to fly without.

Jun 1, 2026