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Echodyne funding, valuation and investors
Kirkland, Washington maker of compact electronic-scanning radar for counter-drone and airspace monitoring.
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Funding, valuation & investors
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Current status
private
growth · Kirkland, Washington, USA
Overview
Echodyne manufactures MESA (Metamaterials Electronically Scanned Array) solid-state radars for detecting, classifying and tracking drones and aircraft. EchoShield, EchoGuard and EchoFlight feed EchoWare software and external command/alert systems. Shield announced a definitive agreement November 5, 2026, to acquire it for $4.8B payable/issued at closing plus up to $500M conditional consideration.
The deal is expected to close in early 2027; it is not completed. Echodyne reports customers in more than 40 countries.
Why Echodyne is interesting
Shield agreed on Nov 5, 2026, to acquire Echodyne for up to $5.3B; completion remains conditional. Echodyne's patented MESA radar is deployed in defense, public safety and commercial security.
Product & use cases
MESA electronic-scanning radars produce continuous drone/aircraft tracks for airspace awareness. EchoShield serves fixed and mobile medium-range applications, EchoGuard smaller/portable deployments, EchoFlight airborne use; EchoWare and interfaces share data with existing command-and-control and optical alert systems.
- Detect uncooperative drones around airports, stadiums, energy facilities and borders.
- Integrate reliable multi-object radar tracks into defense/public-safety command-and-control systems.
- Support public-safety drone detect-and-avoid awareness for beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations.
Key facts
- Nov 5, 2026: definitive agreement to be acquired by Shield for up to $5.3B, with anticipated early 2027 closing, subject to approvals.
- Proposed price: $4.8B paid/issued at completion plus up to $500M performance contingent; not a finalized cash sale.
- Company states deployed radars in more than 40 countries; new Washington facility planned for around 30,000 radars annually.
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