Skydio X10
The Skydio X10 is an American teleoperated compact quadcopter drone produced by Skydio. Introduced in September 2023, the X10 is intended for both military and civilian use and has also been produced in India by AeroArc.
Design and development
The Skydio X10 was announced in September 2023. The drone is a quadcopter with a folding design which, according to Skydio, can be made flight ready from a backpack in 40 seconds. The X10's name derives from the drone's computing power being improved tenfold compared to its predecessor, the Skydio X2. The X10 also has an IP55 protection rating, a "NightSense" zero-light autonomous flight system, and can be controlled using a 5G cellular connection, giving it a theoretically infinite range. Like the X2, the X10 was originally released in two variants; the X10 for civilian users and the X10D for military and government use. Unlike the baseline X10, the X10D is equipped with a multi-band radio, allowing it to operate in contested environments.The drone was initially released with two interchangeable camera options; the VT300-Z and VT300-L. The VT300-Z features a 48-megapixel telephoto zoom camera, a 64MP narrow-angle camera, and a 640×512 Teledyne FLIR Boson+ thermal camera. The VT300-L, intended for low-light operations, swaps the telephoto zoom camera for a 50MP wide-angle camera with a 1-inch sensor and adds a 2800-lumen flashlight. A third option, the VT100-L, was released later with the flashlight, wide-angle, and narrow-angle cameras of the VT300-L, but without the thermal camera.
Variants
;X10;X10D
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Operators
Law enforcement operators
- The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department acquired the X10 to replace its X2 fleet in 2024, which was determined to be inadequate for the LVMPD's needs. Skydio first proposed the X10 to the LVMPD chief in 2023. The proposal was immediately forwarded to Ben Horowitz, who subsequently donated money to purchase the drones. Horowitz's involvement in the deal, and his donations to the LVMPD as a whole, caused controversy as critics stated they bypassed normal equipment procurement processes and lacked transparency.
Military operators
- The Ministry of Defence chose the X10D in February 2025 for use by the Spanish Army.
- The United States Army introduced the X10D in January 2025 as a replacement for its RQ-28A. On June 25, 2025, the 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted the Army's first grenade drop from a UAV using an X10D at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, having been inspired by similar tactics used by Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Specifications (Skydio X10 with VT300-L)