Is There Another Contender For Drone Dominance?

Skydio X2D
Skydio’s new X2D model is built to U.S. Army Short-Range Reconnaissance program specifications.
Credit: Skydio
An initially consumer-oriented drone manufacturer has emerged as a potential counterweight in the U.S. to China’s DJI, which dominates the world market for sophisticated hobby and commercial drones. Former Google Project Wing engineers who met as Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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