The new facility will provide expanded manufacturing and warehouse space and is designed around a modular production approach that allows capacity to adjust to shifting demand and supports the introduction of new product lines and capabilities. Echodyne said the investment underscores its commitment to enhancing security and safety as unmanned systems become more common in military and civilian environments, addressing rising demand in the United States and allied countries, and strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base.
Accelerating demand is being driven by applications including counter-unmanned aircraft systems, beyond visual line of sight operations for drone-as-first-responders, force protection, border security, and on-the-move missions, which require high-resolution radar surveillance across air and surface domains. The company’s patented metamaterials electronically scanned array technology, branded MESA, delivers high data fidelity, including pinpoint accuracy, track stability, AI-based threat classification, and high-speed application programming interfaces for integration into broader systems, in a compact, solid-state radar product approved for commercial export.
Eben Frankenberg, CEO of Echodyne, said: “We are proud to be opening this new facility in Washington State, the location of our headquarters and a long-time global hub for tech innovation and advanced manufacturing. The extraordinary performance of MESA radar stands in marked contrast to the purposeful simplicity of its design, making high-fidelity radar broadly accessible for defense and civilian safety and security applications. This new investment in manufacturing capacity will allow us to supercharge production to meet the rapidly growing global demand for our products.”
Echodyne said it plans to continue hiring to support expanded manufacturing operations, with open positions listed on its website. Headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, the privately held company designs and manufactures high-performance radar systems for defense, government, and commercial markets and is backed by investors including Bill Gates, NEA, Madrona Venture Group, Baillie Gifford, and Northrop Grumman.
