November 2, 2023
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St. Louis native and co-founder of aerospace startup WingXpand, James Barbieri has invented and patented a seven-foot expandable drone designed to fit inside a backpack. WingXpand beat out more than 750 companies to win the Army's xTechSearch 7 competition and has secured $2 million in contracts in its first year.
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