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Shield agrees to acquire radar maker Echodyne for $5.3 billion

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Shield has agreed to buy radar maker Echodyne for $5.3 billion, according to Army Technology. The deal would expand Shield’s mission-systems business into counter-drone sensing and related security applications.

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The acquisition could reshape the companies’ positions in radar and counter-drone technology. The supplied article does not identify a direct effect on U.S. customers, jobs, or defense programs.