# Echodyne

> Kirkland, Washington maker of compact electronic-scanning radar for counter-drone and airspace monitoring.

## Why it 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.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** N/A
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-07

## 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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**Last updated:** November 7, 2026

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