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Skydio Nabs Army Short-Range Drone Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

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Skydio Nabs Army Short-Range Drone Contract

Skydio drone. (Skydio)

U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio on Tuesday said it won a potential $99.8 million Army contract to provide its backpackable X2D quadcopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program. The base value of the five-year contract is for $20.2 million. California-based Skydio said they were the only company selected for the SRR program out of five finalists. An Army spokesman told Defense Daily on Wednesday that the contract was awarded on Nov. 19, 2021, and the first…

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