Regulator
The FAA gave inspection firm MFE a nationwide waiver to fly Skydio X10 drones and Docks beyond the pilot's line of sight, run remotely from its Houston office.
A regulator's decision · Sets Skydio X10 and Dock's stage
What the source says
“MFE’s new waiver allows MFE pilots to fly drone inspections BVLOS all across the U.S.”
What it means
Skydio X10 and Dock, from Skydio, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Skydio X10 and Dock
- Skydio said police in Upper Darby, near Philadelphia, were using a Skydio X10 launched from a Skydio Dock on their headquarters roof for a drone-as-first-responder program started this summer.
- The X10, Dock for X10 and R10 indoor drone were added to the US government's Blue UAS Cleared List, which confirms a drone meets federal security and supply-chain rules so agencies can buy and fly it without extra waivers.
- Police in North Charleston, South Carolina, picked the Skydio X10 for a planned drone-as-first-responder program, if city funding is approved in December 2026.
- The US Army ordered more than 2,500 X10D drones, the military version of the X10, worth over $52 million.
- A New York police Skydio X10 drone crashed onto a Brooklyn precinct roof after a worn battery connector failed, and the battery that fell out caught fire.
- China put sanctions on Skydio, barring Chinese firms from doing business with it, after US military aid to Taiwan. Skydio's batteries came from China, so it limited customers to one battery per drone.