Skydio

What does Skydio offer?

Skydio markets X10D for defense users. Evaluate the offered aircraft configuration together with its sensing payload, software and support package; a platform name alone does not identify everything included in a quote.

Questions for a shortlist

Ask which payload and software licenses are included, how deployment and training work, and what spare parts and support are available. Confirm the customer's acquisition and information-handling requirements against the exact offering rather than relying on general 'defense-ready' language.

At a glance

Location

San Mateo, California, United States

Capabilities

Autonomous systems, Sensing & intelligence

Markets

Defense, Critical infrastructure, Government

Defense drone

Its X10D small unmanned aircraft system is designed for national-security missions with AI flight assistance and obstacle avoidance.

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Research related technology sectors

• Autonomous Systems
• Defense Cybersecurity
• Drones and Uncrewed Systems
• Sensors and Electronic Warfare

What federal contract awards are matched to Skydio?

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SBIR/STTR awards

• Open Call for Robotics, 3D Printing, Autonomous Systems, and Other Immersive Training Solutions with Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$1.5M · SBIR Phase II · Aug 2, 2019
• Open Call for Robotics, 3D Printing, Autonomous Systems, and Other Immersive Training Solutions with Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$75K · SBIR Phase I · Mar 6, 2019

Patent publications

30 patent publications.

• Automated docking of unmanned aerial vehicleUS 12747035 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 29, 2026
• Aerial vehicleUS D1148597 S · Design patent grant · Sep 22, 2026
• Systems and methods for switching of video streams provided to a ground station from various sources onboard an unmanned aerial vehicleUS 12744866 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 22, 2026
• Methods of locking unmanned aerial vehicles to charging hubs in base stationsUS 12741764 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 22, 2026
• Multi-stage alignment of unmanned aerial vehicles with base stations during dockingUS 12741763 B2 · Utility patent grant · Sep 22, 2026