Skydio HQ Tour: Skydio Commits $3.5 Billion to Expand U.S. Manufacturing

Skydio HQ Tour: Skydio Commits $3.5 Billion to Expand U.S. Manufacturing

From Sourcery by Sourcery with Molly O'Shea

April 24, 2026 · 33 min

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Adam Bry discusses Skydio's $3.5 billion commitment to expand U.S. manufacturing and showcases their innovative drone technology.

Adam Bry is the co-founder and CEO of Skydio, the largest US drone manufacturer and, as of today, the company behind a $3.5 billion commitment to expand American manufacturing over the next five years. We spent the day at Skydio's San Mateo headquarters for a full tour of their facilities. On the tour: The rooftop dock array (drones as cloud infrastructure) DFR Command, flown live The "wind wall" stress-testing hardware 24/7 R10, the new indoor tactical drone F10, a fixed-wing thrown and caught by a robotic arm X10 water rescue demo with the auto-inflating rest tube The $3.5B announcement involves a new US facility five times the size of the current one (Skydio's fifth expansion in eight years), over 2,000 new Skydio jobs, 3,000+ additional roles across the US supply chain, and more than $1 billion directed to domestic suppliers under a new program called SkyForge. Skydio already manufactures more dual-use drones than any company outside of China. This is the bet to keep it that way. The backdrop: 60,000 drones shipped, 3,800+ customers, 1,200+ public safety agencies, every branch of the US military, and 29 allied nations. Skydio DFR now arrives on scene first 71% of the time and…

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Host: Molly O’Shea

Guest: Adam Bry

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Organizations: Skydio, SkyForge

Places: United States, San Mateo

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