UPDATE SATURDAY:
Information provided by the public has allowed the 101st Airborne Division and Army CID to identify two suspects in the theft of four military drones.
The Skydio X10D Drone Systems were stolen in November 2025 from a locked storage area in a secured government building. The individuals identified had authorized access to the building, where they defeated the locks on the storage cages in order to steal the drones, according to a news release from the 101st Airborne Division Office of Public Affairs.
Evidence has been gathered along with the possible whereabouts of the missing drones as of Thursday, the Army said. Although it is still an active criminal investigation, there is no threat to the public. The missing drones are equipped only with small cameras.
Up to $5,000 in reward money was being offered for valid tips that assisted the investigation.
Anyone with any more information regarding this incident is still encouraged to contact the Army CID at Fort Campbell.
ORIGINAL STORY THURSDAY:
The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of four Skydio X10D Drone Systems from Fort Campbell.
According to the CID, these drone systems were last seen on the morning of November 21, 2025 at the 326th Division Engineer Battalion, Bldg. 6955, A Shau Valley Rd., Fort Campbell, KY. Between November 21-24, 2025, unknown persons unlawfully gained access to building 6955 and took them.
The website dronexl.co says the Skydio X10D is not a consumer drone. It is a defense-specific platform on the DoD’s Blue sUAS Cleared List, built for military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Each unit carries a 48-megapixel telephoto camera capable of identifying a person from 2,400 feet and a vehicle from 6,500 feet. It integrates the Teledyne FLIR Boson+ thermal sensor, AI-driven obstacle avoidance, and a NightSense mode that allows fully autonomous flight in complete darkness. At approximately $28,000 per unit, four stolen systems represent more than $110,000 in military-grade hardware.
Dronexl.co notes that while the theft window runs November 21-24, 2025, Army CID published its reward notice on March 10. That is 16 weeks between the theft and a public appeal for tips. Military investigations involving stolen equipment often move through internal channels before going public, and there may be legitimate operational reasons for the delay. But when the stolen hardware can fly autonomously in the dark, identify a person from nearly half a mile away, and operate in GPS-denied environments, the clock matters. If any of these units crossed a border or changed hands through secondary markets in the weeks immediately after the theft, that window is gone.
Individuals with credible information concerning this incident are encouraged to contact the Army CID Fort Campbell Resident Agency at (931) 801-0316 or submit an anonymous tip online at www.p3tips.com/armycid.
Four Skydio X10D Drone Systems from Fort Campbell in November 2025. (US Army photo)
