Collaboration Extends NextNav’s 5G-Powered Integrated Sensing and Communications Capabilities for Low-Altitude Airspace Monitoring

NextNav Inc. (NASDAQ: NN), a leader in next-generation terrestrial Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and 3D geolocation solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with AiRANACULUS, a developer of intelligent RF, signal processing, and advanced networking technologies, to advance integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) across NextNav’s licensed lower 900 MHz spectrum.

By combining NextNav’s ground-based 5G-powered 3D PNT network with AiRANACULUS’s advanced signal processing technology, the collaboration will expand NextNav’s drone sensing and long-range, early warning capability for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) while reducing the amount of infrastructure required for wide-area sensing coverage.

“Safe airspace management is critically enhanced by long-range detection capabilities that provide an early warning capability and scale cost effectively,” said Deepak Joseph, Vice President of Product at NextNav. “Collaborations like this help NextNav bring together the technologies, expertise, and ecosystem partners needed to advance 5G-powered sensing solutions for national security, public safety, and critical infrastructure.”

NextNav and AiRANACULUS will validate long-range ISAC capabilities using NextNav’s 5G PNT Network and AiRANACULUS’s hardware and software stack. Initial testing will focus on extended-range threat detection to identify and track drone activity within NextNav’s 5G PNT Network footprint in Santa Clara County, California.

“Applying digital beamforming and advanced receiver signal processing to low-band 5G enables us to detect smaller targets at much greater distances,” said Dr. Apurva N. Mody, Founder and CEO of AiRANACULUS. “Together, we are creating a far more efficient model for wide-area airspace intelligence.”

Together with partners such as AiRANACULUS, NextNav seeks to enhance scalable digital airspace management, delivering long range 3D detection and tracking data needed to coordinate low-altitude commercial drones, urban air mobility fleets, and public safety operations in shared airspace. Results from the collaboration will support ongoing assessments of performance and applicability across critical infrastructure and national security use cases.

About NextNav

NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN) is a leader in next-generation 3D Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions. As the nation's largest license holder in a spectrum band expressly designated for terrestrial positioning services, NextNav is uniquely positioned to enable a wide-scale terrestrial complement and backup to GPS. Leveraging licensed low-band spectrum and the global 5G ecosystem, NextNav is focused on delivering an accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D PNT solution to protect national security, public safety, and the economy. Learn more at www.nextnav.com.

About AiRANACULUS

AiRANACULUS is a technology leader in intelligent RF, signal processing, and networking solutions for applications ranging from Space to Smart Cities. Assembled by world-class experts in spectrum-aware technologies, AiRANACULUS develops advanced algorithms, phased array implementations, machine learning RF architectures, and processing solutions that optimize radio performance in congested and contested environments. Learn more at www.airanaculus.com.

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These forward‑looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the following factors: difficulties, delays, or unforeseen challenges in the development, deployment, operation, or integration of NextNav’s network, assets, software, or other technologies, including its next‑generation terrestrial 3D PNT technology; adverse regulatory developments, including action or inaction by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) or other federal or state governmental authorities affecting spectrum allocation, location‑based services, the use of licensed spectrum, or E911 or related requirements; the outcome and timing of NextNav’s pending petition for rulemaking before the FCC and the possibility that the FCC may not issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”), may delay or decline to adopt a subsequent report and order (“R&O”), or may adopt rules that differ materially from those sought by NextNav; and NextNav’s ability to execute its business plan, including entering into and maintaining strategic partnerships, managing growth, and achieving or sustaining profitability.

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