# "The U.S. Army's $52 million order for nearly 3,000 X10D drones in March 2026 was the largest single-vendor small UAS purchase in U.S. military" (DEPLOY verdict: Verified)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Verified
- **Claim type:** Customer
- **Claimed:** 2026-03-01
- **Claimed by:** [Skydio](/companies/skydio.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

$52M US Army order for X10D confirmed on Skydio blog. Added to DoD Blue UAS cleared list. Spain Ministry of Defence also selected X10D. https://www.skydio.com/blog/u-s-army-usd52-million-order-skydio-x10d

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://www.facebook.com/DronesOverhead/posts/skydio-raises-110m-series-f-at-44b-valuation-and-the-ceo-says-the-small-size-is-/967381636247521/
- Status evidence: https://www.skydio.com/blog/u-s-army-usd52-million-order-skydio-x10d

## See also

- [Skydio's full claims ledger](/companies/skydio.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/skydio-c1_
