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Wing hybrid delivery drones flying in formation against an orange sunset sky, the lead aircraft carrying a package box under its fuselage

Arkansas · Drone Delivery

Wing Lists 19 Walmart Metros. Walmart's Hometown Isn't One of Them

Bentonville approved a Wing nest at Walmart Store #100 in Sept. 2025, and Walmart named its hometown weeks later. Wing's 19-metro list leaves it off.

Haye KestelooOct 65 min read

Campus Guardian Angel non-lethal defense drone used for school active shooter response

School Safety

Guardian Angel Drones Make Their Case To Arkansas

Campus Guardian Angel pitched its non-lethal school-defense drones to hundreds of officers and administrators at the Arkansas Safe Schools Conference, arguing that a five-second launch and 15-second intercept can buy the minutes police usually do not have in an active shooter attack.

Rafael SuárezJul 16

United States

Missouri Drone Corridor Aims to Save Transplant Time

A small startup in Rolla, Missouri is building what may be the nation’s first rural health care drone corridor, and the clock it’s racing isn’t measured in minutes. It’s measured in whether an organ donor’s tissue reaches a matching recipient in time to save a life, as FOX News reported. The Problem No One Talks…

Rafael SuárezMay 6

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Department of Defense

Swarm Aero Opens Arkansas UAV Plant

California based startup Swarm Aero has opened an 80,000 square foot Advanced Manufacturing Center at Drake Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Rafael SuárezFeb 22

FAA

North Arkansas College Joins FAA UAS-CTI Program

A small college in Harrison, Arkansas just stepped onto a national stage. The Federal Aviation Administration has selected North Arkansas College’s Uncrewed Aerial Systems program for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative, known as UAS CTI. The information was released by the North Arkansas College on their website. That puts Northark inside an elite…

Rafael SuárezFeb 17

Walmart

Walmart’s Drones Are Eyeing Tampa Backyards Next

Walmart is quietly turning Tampa Bay into a test runway, and this time the landing zone might be your lawn, as reported by Bizjournals. The retail giant has filed plans with Hillsborough County to roll out drone delivery operations at up to seven Walmart stores across the Tampa area, partnering once again with Alphabet owned…

Rafael SuárezJan 3

Legal

Drone Spies? A Vicious Legal Battle Erupts Between Two US Waste Giants

Veolia, a global environmental services leader, is accusing its direct competitor, Clean Harbors, of using a drone to conduct corporate espionage

Rafael SuárezSep 8

Walmart

Walmart Expands Drone Delivery to Five U.S. Cities, Redefining Retail Speed

On June 5, 2025, Walmart announced the expansion of its drone delivery service to Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa, becoming the first retailer to scale drone delivery across five states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas. With over 150,000 successful deliveries since 2021, this move highlights Walmart’s push to revolutionize retail through rapid,…

Haye KestelooJun 8

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