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  "id": 8849140,
  "title": "Nine drone startups, including Eric Schmidt-founded Perennial, will split US DoD orders for 60,000 drones in a competition that requires no China-made parts (Steve LeVine/The Information)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nine-drone-startups-including-eric-schmidt-founded-perennial-will",
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  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:05:34.000Z",
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  "summary": "Last month, the Pentagon threw up its arms in frustration (metaphorically speaking) when most of the drone startups in competition …",
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