UAV

Skydio X10

Skydio · United States

Skydio X10 is a docked drone system used by law enforcement agencies for Drone as First Responder operations. Montgomery County, Maryland deployed Skydio X10 aircraft at six sites for beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights, replacing rooftop human spotters in their programme.

Country	United States
Airframe / lift type	Multirotor – quad
Control / autonomy level	Fully autonomous (human-off-the-loop, AI-navigated), Semi-autonomous (human-on-the-loop)
Domain	Aerial (UAV/UAS)
Mission / use case – civil	Inspection, Public safety / SAR
Mission / use case – military	ISR
Origin / supply chain	COTS (DJI, Autel, Skydio)
Propulsion	Electric (LiPo / Li-ion)
Range / endurance	Close range (5–50 km, 1–6 hrs)
Signature / detectability	GNSS-denied capable, RCS – nano/micro (<0.01 m²), RF-emitting, RF-silent – optical navigation
Speed regime	Medium (50–150 km/h)
Threat vector	Surveillance / reconnaissance
Weight / class	Class I – Mini (2–20 kg), FAA <25 kg (Part 107)
Confidence	low

In the news 34

UASFeed · 2026-10-17Dominion Energy's '100 Docked Drones' Is a Multi-Year Skydio Deal, Not 100 Docks in the Field DroneXL · 2026-10-16Skydio: Dominion Adds 100 Docked Drones and Turns Linemen Into Pilots UASFeed · 2026-10-08Bellingham's Skydio Drone-as-First-Responder Program: 23 Flights, One Real Response, and a State Law That Never Mentions Drones DroneXL · 2026-10-06Bellingham Police Pick Skydio for DFR, 1 Response in 23 Logged Flights DroneXL · 2026-10-06Lakeland's $22M Axon Deal Adds Drones, Taps Immigration Grant DroneXL · 2026-10-02DSPA Calls Congress Over Blue UAS Report as 15 States Sue FAA and Skydio Unveils the MegaDock UASFeed · 2026-09-27British Army's 10,000-Drone Buy Bets on Manual Pilots, Not the Newest Hardware DroneXL · 2026-09-26British Army Bought 10,000 Drones In A Year, Most Are For Training DroneXL · 2026-09-25Edison Buys a 60 MPH Flock Drone, Promises 45-Second Response UASFeed · 2026-09-23Cleveland's Police Drone Rules Ban What Ohio's New Statewide Drone Law Still Allows DroneXL · 2026-09-20Cleveland Police Drone Policy Bans What Ohio's New Law Still Allows UASFeed · 2026-09-19Britain Buys Tekever's AR5 to Replace Watchkeeper and Fields 1,025 Small Spy Drones Under 'Recce Strike'

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Skydio X10 — Alexander Kubitza · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Review-stage catalogue data — specs corroborated from manufacturer and secondary sources; not for procurement decisions.