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)

Steve LeVine / The Information: 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 — Last month, the Pentagon threw up its arms in frustration (metaphorically speaking) when most of the drone startups in competition …