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Echodyne plans to mass produce radars for the drone war
Key Points
  • Echodyne told The Defence Blog its new Kirkland, Washington facility will produce more than 30,000 counter-drone radars annually.
  • Echodyne's MESA radars are deployed in Ukraine, at Lithuania training grounds, and across multiple U.S. military programs.
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Echodyne builds its radars around a patented technology called MESA, short for Metamaterials Electronically Scanned Array, which steers a radar beam electronically
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Deep-Space Radar Construction Delayed, GAO Says​

Deep-Space Radar Construction Delayed, GAO Says
DARC is a joint effort between the U.S., Australia, and the United Kingdom to use ground-based radars to track objects in geosynchronous orbit, up to 22,000 miles above Earth. The radars will provide 24/7, all-weather tracking, and once all three sites are online, will give the U.S. and its allies a continuous view of the entire GEO belt—greater coverage than is now possible with any other ground-based system. Under the pact, the Space Force is leading development, but the agreement allows the U.K. and Australia to operate and host the sites and participate in joint operations and exercises.
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Northrop Grumman is on contract to build the first two facilities—one in Western Australia and a second in Wales. The Space Force hasn’t announced the location of the third site, which is expected to be in the U.S. and also built by Northrop, with a contract expected later this year or in early 2027.
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The New Arsenal: Biology, Manufacturing, and National Security​

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The New Arsenal: Biology, Manufacturing, and National Security - AeroVironment

AV’s investment in Dayton is an investment in America’s biomanufacturing future to reduce dependence on China’s critical materials By Lucas Beagle, Ph.D., Senior Director of Advanced Research and Development Division With AV’s recent announcement of its $15 million investment in the Dayton...
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As this facility has moved from concept to reality, its strategic importance has become increasingly clear. In a world where China dominates critical rare earth supply chains and has shown a willingness to use that position as geopolitical leverage, rebuilding domestic manufacturing capacity is no longer optional.
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Biomanufacturing offers a fundamentally different way to produce the materials we need. We’ve used biology in production for a long time; brewing is one simple example. But we haven’t fully harnessed the power of precision fermentation: engineering microbes to produce exactly the molecules we want, at scale, and often more efficiently than traditional chemical processes can manage. As reactors get larger, the economics improve. The core challenge shifts to feeding and managing the bacteria, rather than wrestling with complex synthesis routes.
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