The Pentagon is staking the next generation of American combat airpower on a company that once analyzed grass on golf courses, a firm with roots in aerial light shows, and a startup run by a 23-year-old former drone racing world champion. These are not the defense primes that have built U.S. weapons for decades. They are the eclectic field competing in Drone Dominance, the 18-month, $1.1 billion contest the Department of War launched this year t…
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