# Skydio X10 at Michigan: deployment

Canonical ID: `469002a7-ca2b-416b-aeab-ec672a099b60`

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety completed six-day no-cost drone first responder trial. Red and blue flashing lights spotted over city traced to advanced police drone.

## Key facts

- **Program:** DFR trial completed
- **Trial duration:** 6 days, no-cost

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** skydio-x10-kalamazoo-pd-mi-2026
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Skydio X10](/models/skydio-x10.md) (id: `aad47d22-768c-4c0a-b03d-a43cd578428c`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Skydio](/companies/skydio.md) (id: `c9949148-c692-400b-9745-3e650f1f7556`)
- **Location:** [Michigan](/locations/united-states/michigan.md) (id: `0a54c4e7-bc0e-4913-a6ae-ed3d29b01882`)
- **Operator:** [Skydio](/companies/skydio.md) (id: `c9949148-c692-400b-9745-3e650f1f7556`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://mlive.com/2026/08/10/kalamazoo-drone-first-responder

## Common questions

### What is the Skydio X10 deployment at Michigan?

Skydio X10, built by Skydio, is recorded as a deployment at Michigan on the DEPLOY registry. Skydio operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Skydio X10 at Michigan?

Skydio, the manufacturer of Skydio X10, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the Skydio X10 deployment at Michigan?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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