WASHINGTON — Echodyne announced plans to accelerate construction on its new Washington state facility. The company intends to achieve an annual production of 30,000 radar units by early 2027 to address increasing global demand for counterdrone systems.

Construction on the new facility, located near Seattle, began earlier in 2026. Echodyne anticipates the facility will become operational in July 2026, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for the week following July 1, 2026. The construction timeline for the facility was accelerated by approximately one year.

Eben Frankeburg, Echodyne CEO, stated, "Our orders are far exceeding our production capacity, which is why we've launched into this new manufacturing facility." He noted that the original multi-year plan has been expedited. "So originally we had a build out in '26, '27, '28—and now we're doing all of [planned] '26 and '27 build out this year, with the goal of finishing by early 2027," Frankeburg said. "And so, people want high-performance radars that are cost effective and can be deployed at a big scale, so that's what we're doing."

Frankeburg further noted a global increase in demand. "We're shipping lots of radars to Europe," he said. "We're also shipping radars to Southeast Asia, India. And we're seeing just demand increase globally." The new facility, which cost $40 million, is expected to support approximately 200 employees and will handle the company's operations, including supply chain manufacturing. The projected annual production of 30,000 radars represents an approximate five-fold increase for Echodyne, whose radars are integrated into counter-unmanned aerial systems (counter-UAS) on combat vehicles, ships, and other platforms.