Alphabet Inc.-owned Wing plans to invest $125 million over two years in a 15,000-square-foot drone manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, the company's first disclosed production-capacity target1,4. The factory, which launched manufacturing in early 2026, will employ up to 100 people and produce tens of thousands of drones per year3. Drone research, development, and engineering will remain in California.
Wing drones began operating in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2022, the same year the company opened an air traffic control center in Coppell. In a statement, Wing said DFW "has been an important part of Wing's commercial growth, with strong community acceptance and an existing operational footprint". The company now operates from more than 70 sites and says it has completed more than 1 million residential deliveries, usually within 30 minutes.
Wing is working to expand to nearly 20 U.S. markets next year, which it says would make drone delivery available to more than 40 million people. The expansion leans heavily on its partnership with Walmart: the two companies plan to stretch the drone delivery network across more than 270 Walmart store locations in cities including Los Angeles, Cincinnati, San Diego, Miami, and Philadelphia. Wing's U.S. delivery partnerships also include DoorDash, Lowe's, Panera, and Walgreens; in September, Wing began a pilot delivery program for Lowe's enabled by the DoorDash marketplace.
Wing also plans to launch drone delivery in Japan in partnership with KDDI Corporation, with initial deployment focused on food delivery and a target of reaching select areas by the end of 2027. KDDI will provide communication infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and market development, while Wing will supply autonomous drones, flight systems, and automated ground infrastructure.
Wing said new U.S. rules governing drone operations, expected imminently, will serve as a trigger for widespread expansion.
ANALYSIS The factory investment and fleet-size disclosure mark a shift from pilot-scale operations to industrial production, timed to coincide with anticipated regulatory clearance and a retail partner network that already spans hundreds of store locations.