Echodyne announced that it has been selected to advance to the final phase of the prestigious Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The company?s work in the program focuses on border surveillance.

Echodyne provides advanced MESA^™ radars for securing critical infrastructure, borders, public spaces, and smart cities. Its radars offer an unprecedented degree of 3-D situational awareness, detection, and tracking of ground and air intrusions and threats.

?We are pleased to be recognized by DHS S&T for our innovative approach to addressing border security challenges,? said Eben Frankenberg, CEO of Echodyne.

?We look forward to the next and final phase of the SVIP program to continue to demonstrate our innovative radar capabilities.?

The final phase of the project is expected to be completed in early 2019.

Echodyne?s innovative high-performance radar sensors are built on patented MESA technology and provide high-resolution 3-D situational awareness data for autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft systems, critical infrastructure security, and smart cities.