# Shield AI to acquire Echodyne in $5.3B deal

Shield AI has agreed to acquire Echodyne in a transaction valued at up to $5.3 billion, comprising $4.8 billion at closing and up to $500 million contingent on performance targets. Shield is raising $2.5 billion to support the acquisition.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-11-11
- Where: United States
- Value: $5.30B
- Status: announced
- Products: radar systems for counter-drone and security
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Shield AI](https://endata.com/companies/88970.md) (acquirer)
- [Echodyne Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/95075.md) (target)

## Sources

- [airframer.com](https://www.airframer.com/news/story/uncrewed-aircraft-developers-agree-strategic-acquisitions), 2026-11-11: "Shield has agreed to acquire Echodyne in a transaction valued at up to $5.3 billion."

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