Echodyne
Organization, also known as Echodyne Corp.
Echodyne builds the compact radars that counter-drone systems use to spot incoming drones, and Shield AI has agreed to buy the company.
About
Echodyne, based in Kirkland, Washington, makes solid-state radars using its patented MESA technology (Metamaterials Electronically Scanned Array). The radars are small enough to mount on vehicles and weapon stations. They are built into hundreds of counter-drone and security systems in more than 40 countries.
In defence use, the radars find and track drones and cue interceptors, high-energy lasers and high-power microwave weapons toward them. Civilian customers use the same radars to protect stadiums and airports and to let police and fire services fly drones in shared airspace.
Echodyne has been winning large US counter-drone work: a contract with a $250 million ceiling from Joint Interagency Task Force 401 in September, and a place in the US Air Force's SUADS counter-drone system. In July it opened a Washington State factory able to build about 30,000 radars a year. CEO Eben Frankenberg stays in charge of products and manufacturing after the sale, and the radars remain on sale as standalone products.
Facts
- Based
- Kirkland, Washington
- Technology
- MESA solid-state radar
- Factory
- 86,350 sq ft, about 30,000 radars a year
- Customers
- Defence, government and commercial users in 40+ countries
Latest
- 5 Nov 2026Shield AI agrees to acquire it for $5.3 billion. Closing is expected in early 2027, subject to regulatory approval.
- Sep 2026Wins a US task force contract with a $250 million ceiling for counter-drone radar.
- Jul 2026Opens a new Washington State radar factory.
- Apr 2026EchoShield picked as a primary radar in Trust Automation's SUADS counter-drone system for the US Air Force.
