{
  "id": 18340722,
  "title": "Defense tech startup Shield AI raises $2.5B to help acquire radar company Echodyne, including a $1B Series H at a $28.8B valuation, up from $12.7B in March (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/defense-tech-startup-shield-ai-raises-2-5b-to-help-acquire-radar",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:01:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-05/shield-ai-to-hit-28-8-billion-value-with-5-3-billion-radar-acquisition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defense tech startup set to acquire Echodyne Corp., which sells radar sensors to government and commercial customers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}