Echodyne has launched the Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK) for its industry-leading metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA®) EchoShield® radar, available immediately.
EchoShield is a software-defined, multi-mission, multi-domain, multi-modal radar with exceptional accuracy and advanced AI-based classification, increasingly in demand for air domain awareness and counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) solutions.
With the proliferation of drones in the airspace comes a requirement for rapidly establishing situational awareness zones that detect, track, identify, and enable mitigation of threats.
The EchoShield RDK is designed for quick and straightforward deployment of four radars for robust, high-accuracy hemispherical coverage. Adding the RDK to the EchoShield portfolio creates leading positions in every modality, from fixed sites and full on-the-move (OTM) capabilities to rapidly deployable temporary missions.
The RDK is made of durable steel components with a multi-axis tripod and is designed to be operational in less than one hour (<1 hr). Engineered to withstand the harshest environments, the tripod-mounted radar platform includes simplified wiring and power management through an integrated junction box and power supply unit. The RDK provides a 25 km high-accuracy situational awareness hemisphere to detect, track, and classify drones of all shapes, sizes, models, and capabilities.
The junction box features a ready mount for tripod use, a 4-channel junction box for 4x EchoShield radars, an integrated Layer-2 switch, a single C2 interface, and a single power interface. The power supply unit additionally includes a ready mount for tripod use, a COMROD ComPact 2400 PSU, support for 4x EchoShield radars plus other equipment, and cable options available with 5-15P, Type E/F, and Type G connectors.
Echodyne combines the lowest size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements with a robust on-radar software platform. With radars leading in short- and medium-range categories, Echodyne’s RDK accelerates EchoShield deployments and ensures mission success.
Eben Frankenberg, CEO of Echodyne, commented, “Drones have changed the very nature of how we think about perimeter surveillance and situational awareness. Our MESA radar systems have been central to ensuring that one sensor can provide heightened awareness simultaneously in air and surface domains. The EchoShield Rapid Deployment Kit allows every customer to quickly establish high-accuracy hemispherical situational awareness.”
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