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Echodyne Announces Immediate Availability of EchoGuard High-Performance 3D Radar
August 5, 2019
Echodyne announces that it has received approval from the FCC for widespread deployment of its EchoGuard radar for radiolocation and radionavigation in the United States.
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Echodyne and Iris Automation Ensure Safety for Pioneering Drone Flight Over Trans-Alaska Pipeline
August 2, 2019
Echodyne, Iris Automation and Skyfront ensure safety of first ever BVLOS flight without human observers conducted by University of Alaska Fairbanks’ UAS IPP team
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Unmanned aircraft flies first U.S. beyond-line-of-sight mission
August 1, 2019
5-nautical-mile system consisting of eight ground-based Echodyne radars, which provided aviation radar coverage along the flight path. The detect-and-avoid systems prevent an unmanned aircraft from colliding with a manned aircraft. They will be key to the FAA approving the use of unmanned aircraft beyond the visual line of sight.
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Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day
July 26, 2019
Jeff Finan, vice president of business development for Washington-based Echodyne Corp., presents radar technology information after earning an on-the-spot contract for development with the U.S. Air Force during Unmanned Aerial Systems Pitch Day, July 24,
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Most self-driving companies say this tech is crucial. Elon Musk disagrees
June 18, 2019
"The more sensors you use, the better chance you have of getting it right," said Eben Frankenberg, CEO of Echodyne, a Kirkland, Washington-based company developing radar.
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The Challenge of Drone Use and Drone Security for Law Enforcement
June 14, 2019
Law Enforcement has a difficult dual task: using drones to more efficiently conduct operations, and protecting the public from rogue drones.
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Echodyne to Lead Session on 3D Perimeter Security at Energy Drone + Robotics Summit
June 11, 2019
The company will speak about the importance of integrating high performance radars into existing video management systems for a single view of both air and ground domains within a comprehensive perimeter security system.
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Echodyne to Speak on Critical Need for UAS Detection and Mitigation Technologies to Enhance Airport Security
June 4, 2019
Swanson will participate on the panel entitled “UAS Mitigation at Airports” and discuss the importance of precisely tracking and classifying objects of interest so that mitigation protocols can be triggered when appropriate.
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The Surprising Key That Will Enable Drones To Change The World
May 23, 2019
A system that can’t tell a drone from a seagull, or an ordinary drone from a malicious one, is not operationally useful. According to Leo McCloskey from radar manufacturer Echodyne, the magic is in the radar signal processing software. Echodyne’s radar uses indicators within the signal, including object size, flight path, and the Doppler signature from the drone’s spinning blades, to distinguish drones from birds.
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Kirkland radar technology improving safety of self-driving cars, drones
May 3, 2019
Echodyne prides itself as market leaders in radar technology for security of borders and machine autonomy.
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Echodyne CTO to Lead Discussion on Best Practices in Counter-UAS Sensors at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019
April 30, 2019
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Echodyne Expands Solutions Portfolio to Include EchoGuard Tower Mounting Kit for 360° Situational Awareness of the Airspace
April 30, 2019
Echodyne announced today the expansion of its product line to include compatible mounting kits for its EchoGuard radar. The new Tower Mounting Kit is an all-weather, 24/7 airspace surveillance deployment solution for securely mounting multiple EchoGuard radar units.
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Echodyne to Demonstrate Data Visualization for Airspace Management Through Augmented Reality at AUVSI 2019
April 29, 2019
Echodyne announced today that it will demonstrate enhanced airspace situational awareness by visualizing EchoGuard sensor data through augmented reality at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019 in Chicago, IL.
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Growing Drone Industry Spawns a Growing Antidrone Industry
March 27, 2019
It’s not technically difficult to detect even a small drone with suitable radar equipment. “Almost all radars can detect a drone,” says Tom Driscoll, who is chief technical officer and a cofounder of Echodyne Co., a startup based in Kirkland, Wash., that is selling a radar system specifically tailored to detect small drones. The tricky part is distinguishing them from birds, which have about the same radar cross section. And for that, “the subtleties are important,” says Driscoll.
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Echodyne Announces Availability of Rapid Deployment Kit for Portable High-Performance 3D Surveillance Radar
March 26, 2019
The Rapid Deployment Kit is built for field agents, law-enforcement, and security personnel charged with temporarily or intermittently securing ground and airspace perimeters. With essential components weighing under 20 lbs., the kit is extremely portable and enables surveillance in the most remote or hard to access locations.
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Echodyne to Speak on Reinventing Radar for 21st Century Security at DHS Event this Week
March 20, 2019
Finan’s presentation, “Radically Reinvented Radar for 21st Century Security Challenges,” will take place on March 20th at 3:10pm. He will discuss...
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Echodyne CTO Discusses the Future of ESA Radar Technology at Military Radar Summit
March 13, 2019
Driscoll, an expert on metamaterials and electromagnetics, will speak on “Low C-SWAP Electronically Scanned Antenna Technology Platform” and detail how Echodyne’s MESA radar demonstrates high-end capabilities in a low-cost package.
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Echodyne Radars in NASA TCL4 Awards
March 12, 2019
NASA’s TCL4 Awards to Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Nevada Institute of Autonomous Systems UAS Center of Excellence Each Include Echodyne Radars
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Black Sage Technologies Selects Echodyne MESA™ Radar for Counter-UAS and Perimeter Security Solutions
March 6, 2019
“Black Sage integrates best-of-breed technologies into multi-sensor C-UAS solutions, which we uniquely configure for each deployment,” said Dave Romero, Managing Partner of Black Sage. “Echodyne radars are the market leader for mid-range requirements and provide consistent, high quality sUAS detection and tracking.”
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Echodyne Radars Offer Unprecedented Detection on the Ground and in the Air, Bolstering Advancements in Perimeter Security
March 4, 2019
Echodyne radars offer an unprecedented degree of 3-D situational awareness by accurately detecting and tracking ground and air intrusions. Echodyne is the first to offer a high-performance ESA radar in a compact size, making it commercially affordable and scalable for the largest facilities.
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DHS S&T Snapshot
February 5, 2019
In addition to this testing, Echodyne’s solution is currently being used as the primary detection and cueing component on autonomous surveillance towers currently deployed in the San Diego Sector .
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Echodyne’s EchoFlight Radar Receives Commodity Jurisdiction Determination
January 30, 2019
Echodyne announced today that it has received a commodity jurisdiction (CJ) determination from the US State Department for its EchoFlight radar. The CJ determination classifies the EchoFlight radar as a commercial product exportable under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
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Echodyne Radar Selected for Northern Plains’ UTM Pilot Program Testing
January 17, 2019
Echodyne announced today that it has been selected to participate in Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) industry partnership to test and demonstrate commercial UAS operations in the next phase of DOT/FAA UAS Pilot Program (UPP) testing. Echodyne’s MESA™ radar technology enables an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) system to detect and track commercial drones and manned aircraft, enabling safe operations in the national airspace.
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Echodyne adds new CFO
November 2, 2018
Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for securing critical infrastructure, counter-UAS, and guiding autonomous machines announced today that it has added Paul Farmer to its management team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
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Smart Cities Have New Physical Threats: The Impact of Drones on Security and Public Safety
October 19, 2018
Physical security and cybersecurity are different sides of the same security coin. As the cities of tomorrow emerge with more complex networks and connected and autonomous technologies of all kinds, city planners must consider physical security as an integral component of smart city security.
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Homeland Security got a thing and it’s called radar love
October 5, 2018
“Cost, size, weight and power (C-SWaP) is always a concern when deciding on technology investments,” said Tim Bennett of DHS Science and Technology in a release. “Legacy radar arrays require an expensive, complex and often heavy phase shifter to direct radar beams. Echodyne developed MESA to electronically steer a radar beam with high fidelity and fast directional changes with lower C-SWaP.”
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All the things that still baffle self-driving cars, starting with seagulls
October 1, 2018
This article captures the dynamics of static sensor flows in the context of dynamic neural net needs. AV designers need to dynamically task sensors to interrogate aspects of uncertain drive scenes. Sensor companies need to respond.
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Echodyne In Final Stages of Testing its Metamaterials Based Electronically Scanning Array Radar
October 1, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded Bellevue-based Echodyne Corporation $200,000 to begin the final testing phase as part of its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
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US Department of Commerce contracts Echodyne for drone detection
October 1, 2018
The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/ARL/ATDD has announced the award of a USD29,950 contract with Echodyne Corp to procure a MESA Detect and Avoid Radar System to deconflict small UAS (sUAS) from other aircraft operating in the vicinity of its premises. Echodyne’s Metamaterial Electronically Scanning Array (MESA) technology realizes high-performance phased-array radar performance at breakthrough cost levels, says the company, offering imaging radar to commercial markets for the first time.
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Echodyne Approved for Final Round of Silicon Valley Innovation Program
September 27, 2018
“We are pleased to be recognized by DHS S&T for our innovative approach to addressing border security challenges,” said Eben Frankenberg, CEO of Echodyne. “We look forward to the next and final phase of the SVIP program to continue to demonstrate our innovative radar capabilities.”
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DHS S&T Awards $200K to Bellevue Start-Up for Final Testing of Metamaterials Electronically Scanning Array Radar
September 26, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today awarded Echodyne Corporation of Bellevue, Washington $200,000 to begin the final testing phase as part of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
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Drone Radar Gets FCC Thumbs Up
September 12, 2018
The approval was a long, drawn-out process — it took more than a year — for one very big reason: the radar was the first of its kind. The FCC had virtually nothing to compare it to.
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Silicon Valley Takes a (Careful) Step Toward Autonomous Flying
August 28, 2018
But the new emergency service will be operated by SkyRyse, a Silicon Valley start-up that intends to augment small helicopters and other passenger aircraft with hardware and software that allow for autonomous flight, leaning on many of the same technologies that power driverless cars. These include the 360-degree cameras and radar sensors built into the nose of the aircraft.
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Echodyne Announces FCC Certification of EchoFlight Radar
August 22, 2018
Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for securing critical infrastructure and guiding autonomous machines, announced today that it has received FCC certification for its EchoFlight radar.
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Echodyne Brings High Performance Radar to Commercial Market
August 10, 2018
Jetsonian. It’s not a real word, but when you hear it used by Eben Frankenberg to describe the coming age of autonomous machines you’ll completely understand what he’s talking about. Frankenberg is CEO of Bellevue-based Echodyne Corporation. They make radar.
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Echodyne adds small, affordable radar to counter-UAS technology
July 19, 2018
Fresh off its Game of Drones win as part of Dedrone’s counter-UAS team, Washington-based Echodyne played an instrumental role in the competition by using its miniaturized version of the phased-array radar technology employed by the military.
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Dedrone Introduces Drone Detection in the Cloud
July 13, 2018
Dedrone Cloud streamlines and accelerates drone detection technology installations, without requiring on-site IT infrastructure or maintenance. “Customers who need airspace security shouldn’t have to hassle with maintaining servers to store
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Industry Team Takes First Place in ThunderDrone Competition
June 30, 2018
A team of four companies recently achieved victory in a contest organized by Special Operations Command to explore ways to counter enemy unmanned aerial systems. Adversaries such as ISIS have been employing the technology extensively on the battlefield, raising alarm bells among Pentagon officials. For the past six months, SOCOM and
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“Game of Drones” Winners Showcase the Importance of Anti-Drone Technology Evaluation Events
June 30, 2018
The “Game of Drones” outdoor demonstration that took place during the AFWERX Fusion event was notable for several reasons. The ThunderDrone outdoor demonstration that took place at Nellis Air Force Base not only provided a
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Echodyne wins at ThunderDrone
June 25, 2018
“Echodyne’s compact solid-state radar repeatedly demonstrates an unparalleled combination of range, tracking accuracy and value in countering UAS threats
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