美国空军向WindBorne的AI气象气球投入4900万美元

windborne systems, founded in 2015, has about 700 weather balloons flying globally, collecting atmospheric sensor readings that feed into its ai weather forecasting model. the company won a $49m contract with the us air force, with $1.7m already ordered. the contract supports windborne's growth, r&d, and hardware improvement. windborne's ai weather forecasting model, weather mesh 6, provides more accurate forecasts than traditional models.