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Skydio X10 drone
A Skydio X10 drone takes flight. The Dallas Police Department is using the drones for its Drone as First Responder program, which launched on May 20. [Photo: Skydio]
The Last Word: On Dallas’ New Drone as First Responder Program
by David Seeley | May 27, 2026
Last week, the Dallas Police Department launched its new Drone as First Responder program with eight remotely piloted drones based at Dallas Fire-Rescue stations across the city. Operated out of the DPD's Fusion/Real Time Crime Center, the Skydio X10 drones from San Mateo, California-based Skydio are designed to respond to calls for service in a two-mile radius from their base stations.
