US Air Force bets $49M on WindBorne's AI weather balloons
windborne systems wins $49m contract with us air force for its fleet of 700 autonomous weather balloons feeding ai weather forecasting model.
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.