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White Wing delivery drone with yellow wingtips carrying a blue Walmart package on a tether, flying past a sunlit tree

Drone Delivery

Wing and Walmart Now Fly Drones From 7 Charlotte Stores, 2 More Due

Wing and Walmart drone delivery now covers 10 Charlotte-area towns from seven Supercenters, with a 2.5-pound order cap and two more stores due.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Aerial view of a fenced Wing drone nest with 18 landing pads and a white equipment container in a retail parking lot, surrounded by parked cars

Drone Delivery

Kirkwood Killed Walmart's Drone Nest in 40 Seconds Without a Vote

Kirkwood's council let Walmart and Wing's 18-drone nest die for lack of a motion after planners recommended approval. Eleven St. Louis stores remain.

Haye KestelooOct 19

White Wing hybrid delivery drone with yellow wingtips carrying a blue Walmart package box, seen from below against a blue sky

Drone Delivery

Wing Demos Walmart Drones in New Jersey Before Naming Philly Stores

A local drone firm says Wing and Walmart flew a drone demo at the Mount Laurel, N.J., Walmart. Neither company has named Philadelphia-area stores.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Drone Delivery

Gastonia Tells Residents Why Walmart Drones Will Be Over Their Homes

Walmart finished a drone delivery site at its Gastonia, N.C., Supercenter. Drones will fly about 6 miles out, and the FAA allows 400 a day per hub.

Haye KestelooOct 12

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

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 6

Wing hybrid delivery drone in flight carrying a blue Walmart-branded package box beneath its fuselage

Drone Delivery

Wing Picks Denver for Walmart Drones. Two Suburbs Already Froze Hubs

Wing and Walmart name Denver and Seattle for 2027 drone delivery. Both metros surfaced in city permits first, and two Denver suburbs have paused hubs.

Haye KestelooOct 5

A white and yellow Wing delivery drone on a display stand in a fenced-off section of a Walmart parking lot, with parked cars behind the barrier.

Drone Delivery

Castle Rock Froze Walmart's Drone Hub 7-0. Its Clock Runs Out Jan 21

Castle Rock, Colorado banned drone delivery hub applications 7-0 in July after Walmart asked for an 18-drone port. Westborough residents now want the same.

Haye KestelooOct 2

A Wing Hummingbird delivery drone seen from below, hovering with a package box hanging from its tether

Drone Delivery

Northglenn Drafts Colorado's First Drone Rules. Wing Can Fly In Anyway

Northglenn's Walmart-Wing ordinance sets 200-foot buffers and a 65 dB cap for the launch pad. The city's own memo says a hub next door can still deliver.

Haye KestelooSep 28

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