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Skydio X10D

Name: Skydio X10D
Brand: Skydio

The X10D is the defense version of the X10, launched alongside it in September 2023. Skydio's CEO described it as available exclusively for military operators and federal agencies. It shares the X10's airframe and sensors but adds a multiband radio that hops frequencies to resist jamming, and it navigates by vision when GPS is denied. In May 2024 the Department of Defense added it to the Blue UAS Cleared List, and it's sold through federal GSA and DLA schedules. The US Army and Air Force have ordered it, and so have Norway's and Spain's armed forces. It's built to run offline. If one turns up for sale, treat it as a government drone first.

X10D MH (multiband)X10D SL (5 GHz)

Spec at a glance

Maker: Skydio
Type: Enterprise drone
Launched: 2023
Made: 2023–present
Takeoff weight: About 2.11 kg (same airframe as the X10)
Cameras: VT300-Z or VT300-L sensor package, both with a 640 x 512 radiometric FLIR Boson+
Radio: X10D MH multiband or X10D SL 5 GHz
Flight time: 40 minutes (rated, X10 figure)
Network: Offline design, no network connection needed
Obstacle sensing: 360 degrees, six navigation cameras; IP55
Also listed as: Skydio X10 Defense

Before you fly

The rules, the lock and what it pairs with

Takeoff weight: 2,110 g, register it

Remote IDNeeds a Remote ID module: Skydio says the X10D is exempt from the Remote ID rules and a Remote ID broadcast module may be required to fly it. Anyone flying one outside government work would need a module or a FRIA, and it must be registered with the FAA because it's over 250 g.
Account lock: The X10D is the offline version of the X10 and doesn't need a network connection; Skydio updates it through Fleet Manager for Offline Drones. Skydio routes X10D support through its federal support team, so a private buyer may find no route to updates or repairs.
Controller: The Skydio X10D Controller running Skydio Flight Deck, or third-party military controllers such as Tomahawk and the soldier robotic controller (SRoC) family through its RAS-A and MAVLink support.
App and firmware: Skydio Flight Deck. Skydio supports the X10D through FedSupport, its federal support channel.

Should come with it

The controller and its radio type
Sensor package and batteries
Any attachments

Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.

What to check

The May 2025 battery connector notice that covers the X10 covers the X10D too: connector wear can cut power in flight, and Skydio's fix is a shim. Ask whether it's fitted.

01Where it came from: Ask the seller how they came to own it and for the paperwork. Skydio sells the X10D to military and federal customers, so a clear chain of ownership matters.
02Remote ID: Plan on a broadcast module. Skydio says the X10D doesn't carry standard Remote ID.
03Support: Ask whether Skydio will still update and repair it for you. Skydio handles X10D support through its federal team.
04Battery shim: Ask whether the battery connector shim from Skydio's 2025 notice is installed. It should be there or in the box.
05Controller: Check the photos for the controller and which radio version the drone has. MH and SL radios differ.

New to used drones? How to check a used drone covers batteries, gimbals and crash damage, and Remote ID and registration explains what the FAA expects once it’s yours.

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X10D MH (multiband)X10D SL (5 GHz)

Spec at a glance

Maker

Skydio

Type

Enterprise drone

Launched

2023

Made

2023–present

Takeoff weight

About 2.11 kg (same airframe as the X10)

Cameras

VT300-Z or VT300-L sensor package, both with a 640 x 512 radiometric FLIR Boson+

Radio

X10D MH multiband or X10D SL 5 GHz

Flight time

40 minutes (rated, X10 figure)

Network

Offline design, no network connection needed

Obstacle sensing

360 degrees, six navigation cameras; IP55

Also listed as

Skydio X10 Defense

The rules, the lock and what it pairs with

Takeoff weight: 2,110 g, register it

Remote IDNeeds a Remote ID module

Skydio says the X10D is exempt from the Remote ID rules and a Remote ID broadcast module may be required to fly it. Anyone flying one outside government work would need a module or a FRIA, and it must be registered with the FAA because it's over 250 g.

Account lock

The X10D is the offline version of the X10 and doesn't need a network connection; Skydio updates it through Fleet Manager for Offline Drones. Skydio routes X10D support through its federal support team, so a private buyer may find no route to updates or repairs.

Controller

The Skydio X10D Controller running Skydio Flight Deck, or third-party military controllers such as Tomahawk and the soldier robotic controller (SRoC) family through its RAS-A and MAVLink support.

App and firmware

Skydio Flight Deck. Skydio supports the X10D through FedSupport, its federal support channel.

Should come with it

The controller and its radio type

Sensor package and batteries

Any attachments

Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.

What to check

The May 2025 battery connector notice that covers the X10 covers the X10D too: connector wear can cut power in flight, and Skydio's fix is a shim. Ask whether it's fitted.

01Where it came from: Ask the seller how they came to own it and for the paperwork. Skydio sells the X10D to military and federal customers, so a clear chain of ownership matters.

02Remote ID: Plan on a broadcast module. Skydio says the X10D doesn't carry standard Remote ID.

03Support: Ask whether Skydio will still update and repair it for you. Skydio handles X10D support through its federal team.

04Battery shim: Ask whether the battery connector shim from Skydio's 2025 notice is installed. It should be there or in the box.

05Controller: Check the photos for the controller and which radio version the drone has. MH and SL radios differ.

New to used drones? How to check a used drone covers batteries, gimbals and crash damage, and Remote ID and registration explains what the FAA expects once it’s yours.

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