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

**Published:** October 12, 2026
**Author:** Tim Fernholz
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/windborne-wins-a-hefty-us-air-force-contract-for-its-balloon-data

A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a U.S. military contract worth almost $50 million.

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