Echodyne EchoShield Radar System
Key Takeaways
- Set-aside for Small Business businesses
- Work to be performed in APO, AE
- Industry: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Contract Details
- Notice ID
- FA568226Q8034
- Opportunity Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Agency
- DEPT OF DEFENSE
- Sub-Agency
- DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
- Office
- FA5682 31 CONS (UNIT 6102)
- Posted Date
- Friday, September 4, 2026
- Response Deadline
- Friday, September 11, 2026
- PSC Code
- 5840
- Set-Aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of Performance
- APO, AE, 09604-6102
- Status
- Active
Description
The EchoShield is a software-defined, cognitive 4D pulse-Doppler radar operating in the Ku-band (15.4 to 16.6 GHz) that utilizes Echodyne's proprietary Metamaterials Electronically Steerable Antenna (MESA) technology This low size, weight, and power (low-SWaP) system is designed for multi-domain, multi-mission operations, offering a wide field of view (130 azimuth by 90 elevation) and an industry-leading angular tracking accuracy of less than 0.5. Built to military standards (MIL-STD-810H), the ruggedized, IP67-rated unit can track over 1,000 objects simultaneously and output high-precision data to direct optical sensors and mitigation effectors. Highly versatile and customizable via software waveforms, the EchoShield supports diverse missions --including counter-UAS, ground dismount and v
Why This Opportunity Matters
The Department of DEFENSE is actively seeking qualified contractors for search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing with a set-aside for Small Business businesses in APO, AE. This set-aside designation means eligible businesses face reduced competition from larger firms.
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