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Wing and Walmart Drone Delivery
Coverage from DroneXL, DRONELIFE, and others
Wing and Walmart are building a U.
S. residential delivery network in which autonomous Wing aircraft launch from Walmart stores and lower packages by tether into customers’ yards or driveways. The service operates in markets including Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and Atlanta, with additional expansion announced for Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Salt Lake City. Orders can be placed through Walmart’s digital channels or the Wing app, while FAA permissions, local airspace, community engagement, and store-level logistics shape each rollout. The partnership has reported more than one million commercial deliveries.
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Important
Walmart and Wing filed a Tacoma, Washington, permit for a potential drone delivery hub as the FAA introduced a nationwide environmental review pathway on July 28, 2026.
9/15/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Walmart activated eight new drone delivery hubs in Houston, Texas, increasing Wing Nests from five to 13 for package delivery by drone.
7/8/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing plan a Cincinnati drone grocery delivery rollout in 2026 as part of a larger U.S. expansion following the January 2026 announcement.
6/27/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing plan a Maricopa, Arizona drone delivery hub in 2020s expansion plans while awaiting FAA BVLOS and local zoning approvals.
6/25/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing, in 2020s U.S. metro expansion announcements, added Memphis and others to a tether-based residential drone delivery network.
6/10/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Walmart expand drone delivery to seven U.S. metro areas starting with Memphis and Salt Lake City, advancing a rollout targeting 270+ locations by 2027.
6/9/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing filed plans in September for a Tacoma, Washington, drone delivery site using Part 135-authorized beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations.
9/10/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing announced on June 10 expanded drone delivery service to Memphis and six other metro areas, emphasizing FAA permissions and tether-drop operations as Amazon Prime Air pursues similar markets.
6/17/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Interesting
Wing appointed Brandon Jones and Paul Gojenola to lead autonomy and hardware operations as the drone delivery company prepares for U.S. and international expansion in 2027.
9/4/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Castle Rock, Colorado officials voted 6-0 to pause drone delivery applications after Walmart explored store-based drone delivery and residents raised privacy and safety concerns.
7/8/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart plans drone package delivery in Cincinnati while economics and regulation, including noise complaints, determine whether larger-scale deployment is viable.
6/25/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Walmart named Phoenix among seven new metropolitan areas for phased drone delivery rollout, targeting network completion by 2027.
6/11/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing will launch drone package delivery in Philadelphia in 2027, expanding to seven additional U.S. markets and reaching 20 regions.
6/10/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing expand 30-minute drone delivery to Memphis, Tennessee, enabling up to five-pound orders by drones operating near local retailers.
6/10/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing announced drone grocery delivery expansion in 2024, adding Salt Lake City metro and six US cities for tethered doorstep deliveries.
6/10/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing will launch drone delivery in seven additional US metro areas by 2027, extending service beyond 66 locations and incorporating FAA after-sunset approvals.
6/9/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing announced plans to expand drone grocery and medication delivery to New Orleans by 2027, citing FAA-approved operations and tethered 30-minute deliveries.
6/9/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Papa Johns began a drone-delivery pilot on May 14 in Indian Trail, North Carolina, starting with sandwich delivery via the Wing app.
5/15/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing said on September 3 that expanding Walmart-based drone delivery operations are making thousands of daily residential deliveries across several U.S. markets.
9/4/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Walmart launched drone delivery in Greater Orlando on July 29 from Supercenters in Apopka and Clermont, expanding a network planned to exceed 270 stores by 2027.
7/31/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Walmart plan seven more U.S. city expansions for on-demand autonomous drone delivery, building on existing Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth deployments and a January rollout to 150 additional stores.
6/10/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Walmart are evaluating drone delivery services for St. Charles and Maplewood, Missouri, while seeking community support and addressing neighborhood and airport operations.
8/19/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing launched a rapid drone delivery service from two stores in northwest Greater Orlando, Florida, with three more locations planned.
7/29/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart plans drone grocery delivery in Salt Lake City and targets more than 270 delivery locations by next year.
6/10/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart requested Memphis and Shelby County approval for two store-based drone delivery facilities in Memphis and Cordova, Tennessee, ahead of a planned service launch.
8/3/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Walmart and Wing launched drone delivery operations in Greater Orlando, Florida, expanding their partnership after Walmart ended its DroneUp arrangement.
8/3/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Wing and Walmart launched drone delivery in Greater Orlando from Apopka and Clermont Supercenters, serving more than 50,000 locations under FAA-approved BVLOS operations.
7/29/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General
Additional
Castle Rock and Parker, Colorado passed emergency ordinances in response to Walmart’s proposed Wing drone delivery hubs, pausing delivery drone activity pending local rules.
7/23/2026 • Regulation, Safety & Airspace Integration • General
Wing is recruiting Part 107-certified flight operators and support personnel for autonomous Walmart deliveries at active hubs in Charlotte and other U.S. markets.
8/20/2026 • Delivery, Logistics & Advanced Air Mobility • General