Deployment

Skydio X10D at U.S. Army (nationwide)

Name: Skydio X10D at U.S. Army (nationwide)
Start: 2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: U.S. Army (nationwide)

Defense variant of the Skydio X10, on the US DoD Blue UAS cleared list; subject of the US Army's largest single-vendor tactical sUAS order (over 2,500 units, Mar 2026).

Skydio X10D by Skydio · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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U.S. Army placed $52M+ order for 2,500 Skydio X10D drones — largest single-vendor tactical sUAS order in Army history. Contract moved from bid to award in under 72 hours.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Skydio X10D at U.S. Army (nationwide).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-08-09
Model: Skydio X10D
Company: Skydio
Location: U.S. Army (nationwide)
Operator: Skydio
Status: operational
Operator type: maker operated
First seen: 2026-03-22
ID: 8883def1-510b-45d2-90b0-62b97d087584

Timeline

Mar 2026
First recorded
Skydio X10D first documented operating at U.S. Army (nationwide).
Aug 2026
Current status: operational, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

On the deployment map

Operates worldwide

Skydio X10D is deployed globally rather than at a single verified site, so there is no map pin.

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Sources (1)

https://www.skydio.com/blog/u-s-army-usd52-million-order-skydio-x10d · 2026-03-22

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Common questions

What is the Skydio X10D deployment at U.S. Army (nationwide)?

Skydio X10D, built by Skydio, is recorded as a deployment at U.S. Army (nationwide) on the DEPLOY registry. Skydio operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Skydio X10D at U.S. Army (nationwide)?

Skydio, the manufacturer of Skydio X10D, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Skydio X10D deployment at U.S. Army (nationwide) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 22, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Have there been incidents at the Skydio X10D deployment at U.S. Army (nationwide)?

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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