US military taps Echodyne radars in $250 million counter-drone deal

Echodyne secured an IDIQ contract supporting JIATF-401's Domestic Shield program with a $250 million ceiling and up to 36 months of ordering. Its MESA and EchoShield radars will be available through the C-UAS Marketplace for base defense and counter-drone missions. The company recently opened an 86,350-square-foot plant in Washington State able to build over 30,000 radars a year.

• IDIQ contract has a $250 million ceiling and up to 36 months of orders
• MESA and EchoShield radars offered via the C-UAS Marketplace
• EchoShield tracks at 10 Hz with under 0.5 degrees accuracy
• New Washington plant can produce over 30,000 radars annually