Wing is bringing drone delivery to even more Walmart stores in 2026. The Alphabet-owned company announced today that its drones will fly above 150 additional locations this year, including four new cities: Los Angeles, St. Louis, Miami and Cincinnati.
In June 2025, the companies said they would expand their delivery partnership to 100 additional stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa. So far, they’ve launched in several stores in Atlanta, in addition to Walmart locations in Dallas-Forth Worth and Arkansas. They currently operate in approximately 27 stores, and with today’s announcement the goal is to eventually create a network of 270 Walmart locations with Wing drone delivery by 2027.
If Wing is able to achieve the ambitious timeline it has set for itself, it would represent a significant expansion of what has previously been a fairly limited experiment in drone delivery. Drone delivery companies claim that by shifting more deliveries to small electric multi-rotor aircraft, fewer polluting trucks will be needed for last-mile deliveries. It’s a similar pitch being made by sidewalk robot companies that deliver takeout orders to residents of Los Angeles and other cities.
Wing says not only are drones spreading to more cities, but demand for his delivery service is also growing. The company said the “top 25% of customers ordered three times a week, and deliveries have tripled in the last six months.”
Wing’s flagship drone is designed to handle payloads up to 2.5 pounds, while newer models can handle up to 5 pounds. The company says it has enough battery power to cover a round trip of 19 kilometers at a top speed of 100 km/h. The drones use ropes and hooks to pick up small bags and lightweight cardboard boxes from designated distribution locations in Walmart parking lots, then drop them off in customers’ front yards.
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