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Homeland Security

CBP Awards Echodyne Potential $20M Contract for Radars

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

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CBP Awards Echodyne Potential $20M Contract for Radars

Echodyne's EchoGuard radar. Photo: Echodyne

Customs and Border Protection in September awarded the radar company Echodyne a potential $20 million, five-year contract to supply a small, low-cost radar to elements of the agency for use in various security applications. Already, Echodyne says it has delivered 30 of its EchoGuard radar systems, which shows that the radar is in regular production. The contract is the largest to date for Echodyne, Eben Frankenberg, the company’s CEO, tells HSR. In a EchoGuard is used for surveillance of ground,…

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