Shield AI to Acquire Counter-Drone Radar Firm Echodyne for $5.3 Billion
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Shield AI, a U.S. defense technology company, has announced that it will acquire Echodyne, a supplier of counter-drone radar technology, for $5.3 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2027. The purchase price is structured as $4.8 billion payable at closing, plus up to $500 million in contingent consideration. The contingent portion is tied to Echodyne achieving agreed performance targets.
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Shield AI 以 53 亿美元收购反无人机雷达公司 Echodyne
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- Shield AI
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- 收购
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- Echodyne
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- Nov 6, 00:30
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- Nov 6, 00:58
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- Breaking Defense · Defense IndustrySelectedRelated fact: single sourceFact occurrence time unverifiedSource report revisedShield AI acquires counter-drone radar firm Echodyne in $5.3 billion deal
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U.S. defense technology firm Shield AI announced it is acquiring counter-drone radar provider Echodyne for $5.3 billion, with the deal expected to close in early 2027. Of the total, $4.8 billion will be paid at closing and $500 million is contingent on Echodyne meeting specified performance targets. Shield AI also raised $2.5 billion in Series H funding from investors including Blackstone and JPMorgan Chase. Echodyne will operate as a business unit within Shield's mission systems division, with its CEO remaining in place and reporting to Shield CEO Gary Steele.
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