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Amazon Faces Second FAA Probe After Waco Drone Clips Internet Cable
Amazon is under federal investigation for the second time in two months after one of its Prime Air delivery drones sheared an internet cable in Waco, Texas last week. The incident occurred just 13 days after Amazon launched drone delivery…
State Department Bets $150M On Zipline Drones As Trump Replaces Traditional Aid With American Tech
The U.S. State Department is funding Zipline’s expansion of medical drone deliveries across five African countries with up to $150 million, marking the first major foreign assistance initiative under the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda following the shutdown of traditional…
Zipline Launches Drone Delivery In McKinney, Texas, Expanding Walmart Partnership Across Dallas-Fort Worth
Zipline officially launched its drone delivery service at a Walmart in McKinney, Texas on November 4, 2025, bringing 30-minute deliveries to another Dallas-Fort Worth suburb. The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured State Rep. Keresa Richardson placing the first order—a bottle of honey—which…
Walmart Launches Wing Drone Delivery In Conyers, Georgia This Holiday Season
Conyers, Georgia is joining the growing network of cities offering Walmart drone delivery, with construction already underway at the Walmart store on Dogwood Drive and service expected to begin as early as this holiday season. The Atlanta suburb becomes one…
DJI Mini 5 Pro Ships Fast From Amazon While UPS Destroys Packages in Tariff Chaos
The DJI Mini 5 Pro officially isn’t for sale in the United States—except it absolutely is, and it’s shipping faster than packages of chocolate from Canada that are being destroyed in customs. While UPS admits to “disposing of” thousands of…
DEXA Achieves Elite FAA Drone Delivery Certification With Fraction of Big Tech’s Budget
A woman-led drone delivery startup has joined the exclusive ranks of FAA-certified air carriers after accomplishing in four years what cost tech giants hundreds of millions of dollars and significantly longer timelines. DEXA (Drone Express) announced it has secured Part…
TSA Security Rules Could Ground Walmart’s Drone Delivery Before It Takes Off
The Transportation Security Administration has proposed security screening requirements that would require fingerprint background checks for retail employees who handle items delivered by drones—potentially including every Walmart worker who stocks shelves. Industry leaders are pushing back hard, warning the regulations…
Cardi B’s Album Drop Sets a Drone Delivery Record
How do you make a major album release even bigger? If you’re superstar rapper Cardi B, you team up with Walmart and Wing to deliver signed copies of your new album to fans… by drone. And in the process, you…
Uber Eats is Back in the Drone Delivery Game with Flytrex
After a few years on the sidelines, Uber Eats is officially getting back into the drone delivery game. In a major new partnership, as Engadget told us, the food delivery giant is teaming up with Flytrex, one of the drone…
Free Blue Bell Ice Cream is Being Delivered by Drone in Texas
How do you get people to fall in love with the idea of drone delivery? The answer, it turns out, is simple: give them free ice cream. In a brilliantly sweet marketing move, drone delivery company Wing has partnered with…
DJI Mavic 4 Pro Now Available on Walmart Through Third-Party Sellers Amid US Restrictions
The DJI Mavic 4 Pro, a triple-camera drone launched on May 13, 2025, has appeared for sale on Walmart.com via third-party vendors, providing US pilots an alternative route to obtain the device despite its absence from official DJI channels in…
Zipotle Zips Burritos by Drone in Dallas
Hold onto your guac, DroneXL crew, because Chipotle’s slinging burritos through the skies! In a spicy new partnership with Zipline, the drone delivery champs, Chipotle’s testing “Zipotle” in Dallas, dropping tacos and bowls faster than you can say “extra salsa.”…