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Skydio
US autonomous drone maker; largest Army small-UAS order in history ($52M, 2,500 X10Ds, June 2026).
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#18 16 Sept
Supplied 670 X10 drones via a British reseller
Drones: Industry & Defence: UK awards Tekever up to £400m for AR5#16 16 Jul
Lost the Minneapolis drone-first-responder trial over ICE and Israeli sales
Drones: Industry & Defence: Minneapolis kills a free Skydio trial#13 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Berlin startup priced ahead of delivery
Drones: Industry & Defence#13 17 Jun
Won $52 million Army contract for 2,500 X10D drones at $20,800 per unit
Drones: Industry & Defence: Skydio sells the Army drones at $20,800#8 24 Apr
Committed $3.5B over five years; launched SkyForge supplier co-location programme
Drones: Industry & Defence: Skydio commits $3.5bn, launches SkyForge co-location#7 22 Apr
Mentioned in: DJI puts $1.56bn on Ninth Circuit record
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 9 Apr
Skydio wins first overseas USAF deal
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 9 Apr
opened Zurich R&D office focused on GPS-denied autonomy and multi-drone systems
Drones: Industry & Defence: Skydio opens GPS-denied lab in Zurich#5 9 Apr
#5 9 Apr
#5 9 Apr
“deployed autonomous base security for”
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#5 9 Apr
“awarded 9m base security contract to”
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#5 3 Apr