Calif. company bids to develop aerial war drones for military's Skyborg program
By SHOMIK MUKHERJEE | East Bay Times | Published: January 9, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — A Concord startup is hoping the Force will be with it when the U.S. Air Force decides which companies to award millions of dollars to so they can develop a fleet of assorted AI-equipped drone fighter planes for its hush-hush Skyborg program. Volansi, a technology company that builds winged drones at its Buchanan Field Airport location, is competing with 17 other companies including aircraft behemoths Boeing and Lockheed Martin for a slice of the Air Force's $400 million pie to manufacture drone and ...
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