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Wing delivery drone carrying a blue Walmart package in flight against a clear sky

Drone Delivery

Wing's First Washington Drone Hub Surfaces in a Tacoma Permit

A permit at a Tacoma Walmart is the first public sign of Wing in Washington, a state whose attorney general fought the FAA's delivery shortcut.

Haye KestelooSep 15

Zipline

Zipline Taught Its Drones to Dive for Speed, and They Got Quieter

A Zipline software update has its drones dive to build speed and climb to brake. Here is why gravity makes them faster, quieter and cooler.

Haye KestelooSep 11

Drone Delivery

Wing Claims Largest US Drone Network As Amazon Promises 500 Cities

Wing says it flies thousands of Walmart drone deliveries a day. Walmart's own quarter backs the rate. Amazon's 500-city map is the counterclaim.

Haye KestelooSep 4

Wing delivery drone lowering a Walmart order in Central Florida

Drone Delivery

Walmart Already Owns The Drone Network Amazon Wants

Wing and Walmart launched drone delivery for more than 50,000 Central Florida addresses, extending a store network Amazon cannot easily match.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

Aerial view of Port Gallice marina and yachts along the French Riviera

Flyde Beluga

Flyde Starts $57 Drone Delivery to French Riviera Yachts on August 1

Flyde will launch drone deliveries from Port Gallice to yachts anchored off the French Riviera on August 1, carrying up to 17.6 pounds by winch for $57 per flight.

Rafael SuárezJul 30

Wing delivery drone flying above palm trees

Drone Delivery

Wing Launches Walmart Drone Delivery In Orlando, Two Years After DroneUp Quit Florida

Wing opened its first Florida market with Walmart in Greater Orlando today, in a state where Walmart's previous drone delivery program shut down in 2024 when the economics stopped working.

Haye KestelooJul 29

Zipline

Zipline Walmart Drone Parachutes Into Greenville, Texas Street, Landing Feet From A Parked Truck

A Zipline delivery drone flying for Walmart deployed its emergency parachute over a Greenville, Texas neighborhood on Sunday, July 26, and drifted down onto a residential street near Roy Warren Parkway and Joe Ramsey Boulevard, coming to rest about three feet from a parked pickup truck. Nobody was hurt, and a Walmart employee showed up quickly…

Haye KestelooJul 27

Zipline

Zipline To Fly Bobby Flay Meals Across Texas For Wonder

Wonder and Zipline announced a partnership this week that will put restaurant meals from Bobby Flay, Marcus Samuelsson, Tejas Barbecue, and Di Fara Pizza into the Texas sky. Drone deliveries start in January 2027 in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, the same corridor where DroneXL has tracked Zipline’s Walmart expansion city by city since 2025. Wonder…

Rafael SuárezJul 2

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