Skydio pledges $3.5B to expand US drone manufacturing

URLhttps://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/skydio-35b-
SourceManufacturing Dive
Date Published04/24/2026
Author NameSara Samora

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Skydio
Parent companySkydio
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):2000
Year reshoring announced:2026
Offshore, work was done:Outsourced
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Capital investment ($):3500
City reshored to:Hayward
State(s) reshored to:CA
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Transportation Equipment
Product(s) reshoredDrones
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Strained offshore relationships
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Geopolitical Risk, Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D)
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