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Echodyne COTS, low-SWaP-C radars provide precision multi-domain threat detection for better situational awareness and more informed decision making. Discover more about our radar and where to find us at Milipol.

Are you planning to be at AUSA this year? Stop by the Echodyne booth and discover why Echodyne is trusted to provide high performance, low SWaP radar for national defense and military missions.

CTO and Co-Founder, Dr. Tom Driscoll, will be addressing the 20^th Annual European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2023) in Berlin, Germany.

This authorization allows EchoShield to be used for non-experimental purposes and arrives as demand for its breakthrough capability grows across all markets and applications.

See how high-performance radar can provide the most accurate threat detection data for critical infrastructure facilities and boost performance of other sensors in the security stack.  

As threats to government security continue to multiply, gaps in coverage for newer aerial threats exist when using fixed position cameras, video surveillance, and RF sensors.

As the threat landscape our nation faces evolves, a layered system consisting of multiple sensors with MESA radar as the baseline is the best approach for optimal situational awareness.

See how newer threats, such as drones, require low-cost, yet high-performance COTS threat detection solutions, and how radar can meet this need.

Explore details on the role of RF sensors and the differences between using RF sensors and radar for situational awareness.

Learn why radar is the optimal choice for object detection versus other commonly used tools such as optical technologies and acoustic and RF detection systems.

Radar is a powerful tool for performing object detection and location. Learn more about the types of radar in use today and the variety of information radar can convey.

Discover why commercial security and critical infrastructure protection teams are choosing radar to close security gaps - enhanced 3D perimeter security and drone detection.

Discover high-performance, ultra-low SWaP-C radar for defence and security.

Connect with us at the Counter UAS Summit USA and learn why Echodyne radar is preferred for cUAS missions.

Echodyne radars are field tested and proven accurate, reliable, dependable for threat detect, track and classify missions required of expeditionary forces.

As the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market grows rapidly, radar plays an increasingly important role in comprehensive airspace safety

Echodyne announces today a strategic agreement with Supernal, Hyundai Motor Group’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company.

ANRA’s integration of Echodyne’s radar data addresses the technical challenge of detecting non-cooperative aircraft that do not electronically transmit their position. 

Visit us and discover why agencies rely on Echodyne radar for precise data, enhanced situational awareness, and informed decision making.

Echodyne radars are trusted for precise, reliable data for advanced air mobility missions. Discover more at Xponential '23.

Learn why Echodyne is THE trusted radar provider for short and medium range for air defense including threat detection and mitigation, and uncrewed aerial system DAA mission safety.

Discover why Echodyne radar is a critical sensor for government, national security, and critical infrastructure sites seeking to close security gaps.

Echodyne will be exhibiting in the Drone & Robotic section, booth #22131. Stop by to learn why Echodyne radar is the choice for drone-detection and enhanced perimeter security in a changing threat landscape.

Echodyne will be exhibiting at CIPRA 23. Plus, join us for a special after-hours event sponsored in partnership with Axis Communications.

We hope to see you at the Counter UAS Technology Europe event in April. Learn how high-performance, ultra-low SWaP radar is THE critical sensor for c-UAS missions.

Discover why law enforcement teams are adding radar to their threat detection, tracking, and classification decision making tool kit.

Sagetech has taken a systematic approach to developing a robust solution that will meet the needs for BVLOS within the UAM, AAM and UAS markets.

EchoShield has been selected as one of the Top 30 Tech Innovations of 2022 by Security Sales and Integration (SSI). 

Echodyne CEO Eben Frankenberg was voted “Businessman of the Year 2022” by the readers of Battlespace.

Echodyne announces a $135 million fundraising round, co-led by Baillie Gifford and Bill Gates with participation from multiple new and existing investors.

Echodyne  CTO, Tom Driscoll, will speak at RadarConf’22, the IEEE Radar Conference in New York.

Echodyne announced today inclusion in ATSC's IDIQ contract for the U.S. Army’s Security Surveillance System (SSS) program of record. 

Bell developed a deployable and low-cost GBSS made of 15 Echodyne radars for NASA researchers to evaluate feasibility for collision avoidance in future uncontrolled air taxi traffic. 

Echodyne announces new strategic agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) that expands counter-UAS solution efforts.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Innovation Team has awarded the company a $20M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Designed from the ground-up to set a new price-performance standard for mid-range radars, EchoShield is an advanced multi-mission radar for a wide variety of use cases.

This Phase 5 award allows the Science and Technology Directorate and DHS to explore new use cases for the MESA radar in Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems scenarios.

Echodyne, the radar platform company, announced today that its Technical Advisory Board Chair, Dr. David R. Smith, will appear at the SPIE Optics + Photonics 2021 Conference to lead a session titled, “Commercializing metamaterials: engineering systems from metamaterial devices.”

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.

Echodyne has a new product for special operations-type applications, with a ruggedized radome, and improvements in software and performance. 

This flight demonstration included two technologies that were integrated into the aircraft, which are necessary to fly safely in the national airspace. 

Able to fly at 400 feet AGL for hours—and even days—at a time, the tethered Quad 8 draws power from an easily transportable ground power unit.

ESA radar technology was often thought to be out of reach for critical infrastructure protection a due to its large SWaP-C. Not any more.

The integrity and maintenance of primary security systems will be stressed, as airspace situational awareness is no simple addition. 

EchoGuard CR’s ultra-low SWaP is designed for guarding ground and airspace perimeters of critical infrastructure and high-risk facilities in semi-/urban locations.

Radars, along with infrared cameras and acoustic sensors, are all useful additions to counter-drone systems, and are most effective when combined.

EchoGuard CR, brings highly accurate ground and airspace perimeter surveillance within the budget of the vast majority of critical infrastructure customers...

With the new product, Echodyne is extending its radar platform technology, which it has been delivering for a range of defense, government, aeronautic, and commercial applications, to help automotive manufacturers build and deliver safer autonomous trucks, buses

Echodyne, a Bellevue, WA based radar company, has launched a technical advisory board to advise the company on product strategy and trends.

Echodyne announced the formation of its Technical Advisory Board (TAB). Echodyne’s TAB comprises leaders and experts from academia and industry who will advise Echodyne on radar technology trends and product strategies.

CIP should consider fully equipped airspace surveillance and mitigation systems for airspace security in the age of drones.

In a recent test campaign, a small defense contractor demonstrated its ability to detect, track and locate more than 40 small drones simultaneously using a package of small sensors.

Driscoll will focus on radar used in counter-UAS deployments, examining the sensing capabilities of current technologies for long and short-range detection. 

The resulting product is called EchoGuard that weighs less than 3lbs, is smaller than an IPad Mini, and uses less than 50 watts of electricity. 

We spoke about Echodyne’s new pocket-sized radar and the use cases this may have for both counter UAS and collision avoidance onboard.

After taking a few years to develop, test and prototype its key technology, since around 2019 Echodyne has been rapidly spinning out variants of its radar to market suited to different applications.

The target market for EchoDrive is the self-driving cars. Radar output is more complex than lidar, and contains velocity, signal ratio data as well as range, azimuth and elevation.

Their high-performance radars combine patented technology and powerful, intelligent software to achieve maximum radar performance. Echodyne radars are used the Autonomous Vehicle, Perimeter and Border Security, Security Integrator, Airspace Management, UAS Service Suppliers, and commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems industries.

Compact ESA beam-steering radar is sized right for advanced air mobility system safety running in complex urban environments.

The radar beam for self-driving cars can be steered across a wide field of view or focus on a small area to help identify objects, barriers, or other interference.

New EchoGuard radar for Border Security is electronic, does not have any moving parts, and captures a large amount of sky and wide portions of the ground. 

The EchoGuard can track a pocket UAS at 200 m, a DJI Mavic Pro or DJI Phantom 4 UAS at 900 m, a DJI Matrice 600 at 1.4 km, and small fixed-wing aircraft such as Cessnas at 2.5 km. 

Radar assists drones in flight by providing data that assists detect and avoid efforts.

Echodyne among companies partnering with US Customs and Border Protection to implement a new generation of surveillance technology along the US-Mexico border.

The radar technology delivers novel real-time control over the radar's interrogation of the drive scene, reportedly enabling a richer form of machine perception. Its dynamic control API...

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For the BVLOS test, UAF researchers mounted Echodyne phased array radars on the ground as backup sensors.

Gov. Jay Inslee chose Kirkland-based Echodyne, an AV radar supplier, as the backdrop for a 2017 executive order to promote AV innovation.

The control API leverages knowledge in the AV stack, including HD maps, V2X and other sensor data to optimize measurement movement through changing conditions and scenarios. 

China is close to a revolution in stealth and isn't there yet. How will detection technology development keep up to manage against new threats?

Standardization of high-resolution imaging radar that produces dynamic, interactive data is needed to enhance AV safety and efficiency.

EchoDrive is a huge leap forward in imaging radar for AV, delivering a sensor that, for the first time, brings cognitive sensor capabilities to the AV industry.

Echodyne announces the release of a white paper that looks at how advances in knowledge-aided measurement can enhance radar imaging in complicated environments.

Echodyne, the radar platform company for the Autonomous Age, announces a breakthrough high-resolution imaging radar for autonomous vehicles.

The chief innovation at Echodyne is the use of metamaterials, or highly engineered surfaces, to create a radar unit that can direct its beam quickly and efficiently anywhere in its field of view.

Echodyne announced that it will be co-exhibiting with Security Radar Integrators (SRI) at the 19th annual AAAE Aviation Security Summit.

Echodyne announced that its radars were deployed by DARPA for its Aerial Dragnet program in San Diego.

Echodyne CTO, Dr. Tom Driscoll, will lead the session “Sensor Modalities for Securing the Homeland” at Homeland Security Week '19.

Echodyne will be hosting a webinar in collaboration with the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) on October 16th at 3pm ET.

VP of Product, William (Bill) Graves, Jr, will lead a session titled “Countering Drones – A Comprehensive Review” at the Airborne Public Safety Association’s (APSA) Public Safety Drone Expo '19.

Echodyne presenting a new paper entitled “A Compact Reconfigurable Millimeter-Wave Antenna Measurement System Based Upon an Industrial Robot.”

EchoGuard radar has been selected by Security Radar Integrators (SRI) as its preferred 3D radar sensor for C-UAS security solutions. 

In this interview, we talk with McCloskey in-depth about why BVLOS technology is the next big thing.

Echodyne announced today the close of an additional $20M financing round. 

Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, releases the “Protecting Critical Infrastructure From Drones” white paper.

Echodyne EchoGuard radar has been selected by a top tier defense supplier for mission-critical ground and airspace perimeter security deployments in the US and overseas. 

Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced today that they will be leading multiple discussions on the importance of 3D radar for security at GSX 2019, in Chicago, IL.

Echodyne EchoGuard radar played a key airspace safety role in the successful completion of the FAA UTM Pilot Program by the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS).

The University of Alaska’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) conducted the first-ever ‘Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight’ (BVLOS) drone operation without visual observers.

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.

Echodyne, Iris Automation and Skyfront ensure safety of first ever BVLOS flight without human observers conducted by University of Alaska Fairbanks’ UAS IPP team.

5-nautical-mile system consisting of eight ground-based Echodyne radars, which provided aviation radar coverage along the flight path of the BVLOA mission.

The University of Alaska’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (UASIPP) conducted the first ever beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation without visual observers.

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,

Autonomous vehicles will require a variety of sensors, including radar, to monitor and stream data for real-time diversionary decision making and safety in complex environments.

Weaponizing Drones .. You don't have to look far on the internet to find videos of weaponized drones. Hobbyists have used them to create airborne firearms...

Echodyne  will be leading a session on perimeter security for energy facilities at the 2019 Energy Drone + Robotics Summit.

Echodyne is a manufacturer of innovative, high-performance, small electronically scanned array (ESA) radars for government and commercial markets, and authority on radar for UAS security.

A system that can’t tell a drone from a seagull, or an ordinary drone from a malicious one, is not operationally useful. The most effective radar can, and it's aided by signal processing software.

Echodyne prides itself as market leaders in radar technology for security of borders and machine autonomy.

Driscoll will lead the discussion on sensor data fusion for successful airspace management solutions. He will highlight potential threats to locations and facilities from rogue or malicious drones and the multi-layered sensor solutions that are required to create a cost-effective, all-weather, agile situational awareness platform.

The new Tower Mounting Kit is an all-weather, 24/7 airspace surveillance deployment solution for securely mounting multiple EchoGuard radar units.

Echodyne demonstrates enhanced airspace situational awareness by visualizing EchoGuard sensor data through augmented reality at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019 in Chicago, IL.

Suitable radar has growing place as critical sensor for anti-drone security.

The Rapid Deployment Kit is built for field agents, law-enforcement, and security personnel charged with temporarily or intermittently securing ground and airspace perimeters. 

Echodyne announced today that its Vice President of Business Development, Jeff Finan, will speak at the 2019 DHS S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase on March 20th in Washington, DC.

Driscoll, an expert on metamaterials and electromagnetics, will speak on “Low C-SWAP Electronically Scanned Antenna Technology Platform” and detail how Echodyne’s radar demonstrates high-end capabilities in a low-cost package.

Echodyne's radar platform was selected by two Technology Capability Level 4 (TCL4) awardees of NASA’s UAS Traffic Management (UTM) program.

“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 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.

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.

Echodyne announced today that it has received a commodity jurisdiction (CJ) determination from the US State Department for its EchoFlight radar.

Echodyne has been selected to participate in Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) industry partnership to test and demonstrate commercial UAS operations. 

Echodyne announced today that it has added Paul Farmer to its management team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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.

Cost, size, weight and power (C-SWaP) is always a concern when deciding on DHS technology investments. Discover why DHS selects Echodyne radar for multi-mission implementation.

This article captures the dynamics of static sensor flows in the context of dynamic neural net needs.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded Echodyne Corporation $200,000 to begin the final testing phase as part of its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).

The U.S. Department of Commerce 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 announced today that it has been selected to advance to the final phase of the prestigious Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today awarded Echodyne Corporation $200,000 to begin the final testing phase as part of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).

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.

These include the 360-degree cameras and radar sensors built into the nose of the aircraft.

Echodyne announced today that it has received FCC certification for its EchoFlight radar.

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.

Echodyne offers radar innovation that makes defense-level protection available for commercial applications.

Dedrone Cloud streamlines and accelerates drone detection technology installations, without requiring on-site IT infrastructure or maintenance.

A team of four companies recently achieved victory in a contest organized by Special Operations Command to explore ways to counter enemy uncrewed aerial systems.

The “Game of Drones” outdoor demonstration that took place during the AFWERX Fusion event was notable for several reasons.

Dedrone, the market and technology leader in airspace security, announced that its team of Echodyne Corporation, Squarehead Technologies and Battelle, won first place at ThunderDrone’s “Game of Drones” outdoor demonstration at Nellis Air Force Base and AFWERX enclave, June 18-20.

The company has installed three portable, 32-foot towers packed with radar, communications antennae, and a laser-­enhanced camera—the first implementation of a system Anduril is calling Lattice.

The Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation (LSUASC) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi continues its work with NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration in developing regulations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight at low-altitude.

Simulyze, Inc., based in Reston, Virginia, is paving the way for drones flying safely beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) with its Mission Insight platform.

ANRA Technologies, a provider of open commercial drone operations platforms and services, announced the release of version 3.0 of its DroneOSS™, a horizontal, enterprise-focused, open operations platform.

Echodyne announced today that its MESA™ radars will be used as part of North Dakota Department of Transportation’s (NDDOT) Integration Pilot Program (IPP).

A physics approach to design has opened the doors to new products and applications using products designed with metamaterials.

Echodyne has been named as a winner in the Detect and Avoid category of the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI).

Echodyne announces today that its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Tom Driscoll, will speak on the company’s patented Metamaterial Electronically Scanning Array (MESA) radar technology at AUVSI’s XPonential Conference next week in Denver, Colorado.

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Many experts point to drone-mounted radar as an important piece of the puzzle for detect-and-avoid. A small drone circled above the Virginia Smart Road, flying over a high-tech vehicle driving southeast along the asphalt.

The future of transportation will be in Seattle. That’s a proclamation Washington Gov. Jay Inslee made at an event Wednesday evening celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Alliance of Angels investment group.

Echodyne says that metamaterials allow it to produce radars more cheaply and on a larger scale than some comparable products, like phased array radars.

<p>The company was joined by 17 other honorees who were celebrated for their achievements in Washington’s tech sector during the Tech Impact Awards ceremony September 26 at MoPOP in Seattle.</p>

LSUASC will send a UAS carrying Echodyne detect-and-avoid radar to the site of the capsized boat to provide a live feed of the incident.

Responding to the increase in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) taking to the skies a series of test flights are being conducted which will provide valuable insight into how UAS work and operate in low-altitude airspace.

Surrounded by executives from General Motors, Google and Uber, Gov. Jay Inslee signed an executive order that will allow driverless cars to test-drive on Washington roads, with or without a human behind the wheel.

Autonomous vehicles all need sensors that can help them detect and avoid objects in their environment. And to operate at high speeds, these sophisticated machines need to identify objects ahead precisely, and early enough, that they can avoid crashing into them.

Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen are among the investors putting another $29 million into Echodyne, the Intellectual Ventures spin-out that’s developing low-cost, miniaturized radar systems for drones and self-driving cars.

On Monday, Seattle-area radar startup Echodyne is expected to announce a $29 million investment, led by NEA, with participation from other investors including Bill Gates and his Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Vulcan Capital.

Echodyne Corp announced today a $29 million Series B financing led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with Bill Gates, Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, Lux Capital, The Kresge Foundation and others also participating in the round.

The laws of physics, it seemed, prevented it — but Echodyne made it work anyway. And it’s ready to put out its first product.

Echodyne, a radar-technology startup backed by investments from Bill Gates and Paul Allen, says it has successfully tested its detect-and-avoid radar mounted on a small commercial drone.

Echodyne, the metamaterials startup company backed by the likes of Bill Gates and Paul Allen, announced a successful test of its detect-and-avoid radar system for small drones.

Bellevue-based Echodyne Corp. today announced it has successfully tested drones equipped with radar to detect and avoid objects in flight.

A radar-equipped drone is blazing a trail for the day when flying robots fill the skies – and deliver your packages.

Drones are usually blind—even those carrying cameras rely on a human to navigate safely and spot obstacles.

Tech titans like Uber, Amazon, and Google have all laid out ambitious plans for filling the skies with autonomous aircraft.

The skies of the future are going to be crowded with drones, and a startup called Echodyne is anticipating that day with a new radar that helps drones detect and avoid each other.

As we’ve pointed out over the last few years, there are some issues with the idea of urban or suburban delivery drones.

New technology being developed in the Seattle area could revolutionize the way drones and self-driving cars avoid collisions.

Echodyne  just made what the company considers a landmark announcement for the future of self-driving vehicles.

Echodyne Corp today announced the first ever successful test of an airborne Detect and Avoid (DAA) radar on a small Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (sUAV).

Bellevue-based Echodyne is taking the wraps off a radar system that’s just a step up from smartphone size but provides advanced capabilities for drones and autonomous vehicles.

The many use cases for drones are now clear. They can help tend crops more efficiently, find people lost in the wilderness, and even carry packages.

Echodyne Corp today announced the development of MESA-DAA, an Airborne Detect and Avoid (DAA) radar for small to medium-sized uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).

New technology enables high-performance radar for commercial markets and applications.

Echodyne Corp today announced limited availability of its first metamaterials electronically scanning array (MESA) for radar applications.

In a nondescript office tucked near Highway 520 in Bellevue, a couple dozen physicists and engineers think they have reached what may be the biggest breakthrough in commercial radar in a generation.

Better, smaller and cheaper situational awareness will fuel the next leap forward in the commercial drone industry.

Powerful radar, mostly limited to the military, could soon be cheap enough for cars and consumer drones to use.

Plastics. Computers. Metamaterials? Almost half a century after Dustin Hoffman was taken aside in “The Graduate” and given the famous “one word” line about the future, it may be time to update the script again.

Bill Gates leads a $15 million investment in Echodyne, which is developing secretive new radar technology based on artificial materials that can manipulate and control electromagnetic radiation.

Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group are leading a $15 million investment in a new company called Echodyne, which is developing secretive new radar technology based on artificial materials that can manipulate and control electromagnetic radiation.

Echodyne Corp announced its initial round of funding led by Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group, with participation from Vulcan Capital, Lux Capital, The Kresge Foundation, and others.