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WindBorne Wins $49 Million US Air Force Contract for Autonomous Weather Balloon Data

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WindBorne Systems has secured a contract with the U.S. Air Force worth up to $49 million to provide data from its fleet of 700 autonomous weather balloons. This contract is the largest the company has participated in and will support the growth of its balloon constellation and research and development efforts.

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What Changed Since Last Update

2m ago

New corroborating source added: TechCrunch published an update on Mon, 12 Oc ("WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data").

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The contract is worth up to $49 million.

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WindBorne currently has about 700 weather balloons flying around the globe.

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WindBorne has raised a $37 million Series B round.

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WindBorne became the first organization to send an unpowered flight system to collect data in the eye of a typhoon.

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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
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