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Shield AI to buy counter-drone radar maker Echodyne for $5.3 billion

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Source: Breaking DefenseAlso reported by The Next Web, Bloomberg

Shield AI agreed to acquire Echodyne, a provider of counter-drone radar systems, in a $5.3 billion deal, with closing expected in early 2027. Of the total, $4.8 billion is paid at closing and $500 million on Echodyne meeting performance targets. Shield raised $2.5 billion in Series H funding alongside the announcement, with investments from Blackstone and JPMorgan Chase.

Why it matters

Echodyne employees will not be required to relocate and no workforce reductions are planned, and Echodyne becomes a business unit within Shield’s mission systems business.

When
5 Nov 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0743
Who
Shield AI, Echodyne; Gary Steele, Eben Frankenberg

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from Breaking Defense and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 5 Nov 2026.

Read the original at Breaking Defense

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WTA-N-2026-0743: “Shield AI to buy counter-drone radar maker Echodyne for $5.3 billion.” wheresthe.ai, 5 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-shield-ai-to-buy-counter-drone-radar-maker-echodyne-for-5-2026-11/ (source: Breaking Defense).

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