# Shield AI to Buy Counter-Drone Radar Maker Echodyne for $5.3 Billion at a $28.8 Billion Valuation

*2026-11-08 07:01 UTC · Business · 1 min read*

> Shield AI will pay $5.3 billion for Echodyne, adding in-house counter-drone radar, after raising $2.5 billion at a $28.8 billion valuation.

Defense-tech company Shield AI said it will acquire radar maker Echodyne in a deal valued at $5.3 billion. About $4.8 billion is paid at closing, and up to $500 million more depends on Echodyne hitting performance targets. Closing is expected in early 2027.

Shield is raising $2.5 billion to fund the purchase: a $1 billion Series H at a $28.8 billion post-money valuation, a $1 billion structured equity investment from Blackstone funds, and $500 million of debt led by JPMorgan. The new funding only proceeds if the acquisition closes. Bloomberg noted the valuation is more than double the $12.7 billion mark from March.

The deal gives Shield an in-house counter-drone radar offering. Echodyne will operate as a business unit within Shield's mission systems division, its CEO will join Shield's management team, and no job cuts or relocations are planned.

## Sources

- [thenextweb.com](https://thenextweb.com/news/shield-ai-echodyne-5-3b-acquisition-28-8b-valuation)
- [cov.com](https://www.cov.com/en/news-and-insights/news/2026/11/covington-advises-shield-on-5-3b-echodyne-acquisition)

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