Nokia Federal Solutions and Lockheed Martin have launched a joint 5G solution aimed at U.S. and allied defense forces. It puts carrier-grade 5G into military vehicles using a modular, open architecture aligned to DoD standards, specifically the C5ISR and CMOSS frameworks. Lockheed brings its 5G Mil unified networking solution to the stack. The solution is described as deployable and field-sustainable.

The partnership builds on an existing relationship. The two companies integrated Nokia 5G with Lockheed's Hybrid Base Station last year. Nokia Federal Solutions stood up in 2024, and Nokia Defense, the broader unit it sits under, appointed its first head just recently.

For Nokia, this extends a pattern of moving commercial telecom technology into defense-specific packaging.

CMOSS exists to make military systems interoperable across vehicle and expeditionary platforms, reducing integration complexity and the overhead that has historically slowed defense comms upgrades.

Nokia claims its CMOSS-aligned architecture can accelerate integration and improve interoperability across platforms. If that holds in practice, the scope of applicable programs extends beyond this announcement.

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