Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Overview

Development stage

DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.

High-impact designation

Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact

Impact justification

Does not produce an output that serves as a principal basis for decisions or actions with legal, material, binding, or significant effect on any of the individuals or entities identified in OMB-25-21.

Start date

2021-04 (month precision)Source: 04/2021

Withheld from public reporting

NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area

Law Enforcement

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Collision avoidance

Expected benefits

The AI predicts the movement of obstacles and subjects to plot a safe and efficient flight path. This allows the drone to anticipate and smoothly maneuver around objects instead of simply reacting to them. Skydio drones use AI to power their core autonomy features, enabling them to fly themselves safely and intelligently while a human operator focuses on the mission.

System outputs

Skydio's AI output systems provide automated, real-time data capture and modeling for complex environments by combining advanced onboard AI and computer vision with high-resolution cameras

Technology

AI classification

Agentic AISource: Agentic AI: AI systems that perform tasks or make decisions autonomously with minimal human intervention.

System name(s)

Redacted for cybersecurity purposes.

Custom-developed code

No

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor

Vendor (as reported)

Skydio

Vendors (standardized)

SSkydio

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII

No

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

Yes

Demographic features

k) None of the above

Training and evaluation data

The case owner relied on DOJ AI governance practices to select and prepare data, as well as evaluate performance.

Federal Data Catalog

Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported