small · made by Skydio (United States)
The Skydio X10D is a small autonomous unmanned aerial system (sUAS) designed for defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure inspection, featuring advanced AI-driven navigation, 360-degree obstacle avoidance, and high-resolution sensors including 64 MP narrow, 50 MP wide, and radiometric thermal cameras. Key capabilities include EW-resilient operation with Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) for GPS-denied environments, autonomous mission automation like subject tracking and 3D mapping, and rapid deployment under 40 seconds.
12 contracts, 2025–2026 · ≈ EUR 7.3M awarded in 2 · most often Department of the Air Force (8), Energy, Department of, UK MoD
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In military/defense use cases, it provides resilient ISR and surveillance on contested battlefields, supporting dynamic channel switching, vision-only returns, and secure encrypted communications. Its key differentiator is best-in-class onboard AI with NVIDIA Jetson Orin processing for real-time decision-making and adaptability in jammed or complex environments.