Key Facts
| US Entity Address | Palo Alto, CaliforniaWing Aviation LLC, 3400 Hillview Avenue, per Wing's terms of service[1] |
| Founded | 2012The team set out in 2012 as a project in the labs at X, Alphabet's Moonshot Factory[5] |
| Independence from X | July 2018Graduated to become an independent Alphabet business[5] |
| FAA Certification | Part 135 air carrier certificate for drone operations (2019)Wing calls it first-of-its-kind[2] |
| Completed Deliveries | Well over one millionDeliveries to homes, as stated by Wing[2] |
| Walmart Network Target | More than 270 drone delivery locationsPlan published by Wing on 11 January 2026: 150 additional Walmart stores, network in place in 2027, reaching more than 40 million Americans[3] |
| Customer Access (October 2026) | More than three million customersAcross live metros including Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Houston and Orlando[8] |
| Planned US Footprint | Nearly 20 major metrosDenver and Seattle added for 2027 (announced 5 October 2026)[8] |
KEY CONTRACTS
Walmart[3]
Expansion to an additional 150 Walmart stores, for a network of more than 270 drone delivery locations in 2027. Builds on Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta; Houston service was due to start on 15 January 2026. Announced new areas include Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Miami.
Published 11 January 2026
Walmart (seven further metros)[6]
Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area and Salt Lake City added to the planned network, taking it to nearly 20 US markets.
Announced 8 June 2026
Walmart (Florida)[7]
Service started in Greater Orlando, Wing's first Florida market, from two Walmart Supercenters (Apopka and Clermont), reaching well over 50,000 homes, businesses and apartment buildings.
29 July 2026
Walmart (Denver and Seattle)[8]
Denver and Seattle metros to join the network in 2027.
Announced 5 October 2026
South West London Pathology and Apian, supporting the NHS[10]
Drone transport of medical samples, including urgent blood samples, between St George's Hospital and Nelson's Health Centre in South Wimbledon. Wing says a journey by road that could take up to 40 minutes becomes a 5-minute flight.
Update published 16 July 2026
KDDI Corporation and KDDI SmartDrone (Japan)[9]
Partnership to bring drone delivery to Japan. Stated goal: launch service in select areas of Japan by the end of 2027.
Published 26 October 2026
PRODUCTS
Wing M7000[11]
Delivery drone with six upward and two forward propellers, 7.3 kg, that flies its routes autonomously under a supervising pilot. An M7000 made the first delivery of the first FAA-approved drone home delivery service in the US, in Christiansburg, Virginia, on 18 October 2019.
Drone Intelligence Assessment
Wing's US growth is being built with Walmart. In a post published on 11 January 2026, Wing announced 150 more Walmart stores and a network of more than 270 drone delivery locations in 2027, which Wing says will reach more than 40 million Americans. TechCrunch, reporting the same announcement, put the finished network at about 10% of the US population. Since then the plan has grown: seven more metros in June, Florida live from late July, and Denver and Seattle added in October, for nearly 20 major markets in total.
The numbers to watch are access versus use. In October 2026 Wing said the partnership had brought drone delivery access to more than three million customers across its live metros. Wing reports well over one million completed deliveries to homes over its whole history. Those are different measures: customers with access, and completed deliveries. The test for 2027 is how many of the new customers in range become regular users.
Outside US retail, Wing is building two other lines. In South West London it flies medical samples with South West London Pathology and Apian, in support of the NHS. In Japan, Wing, KDDI Corporation and KDDI SmartDrone stated in a post published on 26 October 2026 a shared goal of launching service in select areas by the end of 2027, as Japan develops its regulatory framework for drone delivery.
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Join the design-partner listSources & References
- Wing, Terms of Service (company address)
- Wing, About
- Wing, Wing and Walmart expand drone delivery to 150 new stores (11 Jan 2026)
- TechCrunch, Wing to expand drone delivery to another 150 Walmart stores (11 Jan 2026)
- X, the Moonshot Factory, Wing project page
- Wing, seven new markets with Walmart (8 Jun 2026)
- Wing, Walmart drone delivery launches in Florida (29 Jul 2026)
- Wing, Denver and Seattle metros (5 Oct 2026)
- Wing, KDDI and Wing partner to bring drone delivery to Japan (26 Oct 2026)
- Wing, Apian and NHS South West London drone deliveries (16 Jul 2026)
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Delivery Drone, Wing M7000
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