Walmart and Alphabet's Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to seven new U.S. metropolitan areas, including Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Salt Lake City. This expansion aims to establish what they call the nation's largest drone delivery network. With over one million deliveries already completed, drone delivery is shifting from experimental to a regular aspect of Walmart's logistics. The drones can deliver packages within 30 minutes and will be integrated into Walmart's existing app, allowing easy access for customers.

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Walmart, Wing Expand Drone Delivery Network to 7 New U.S. Metro Areas

Khac Phu Nguyen

Thu, June 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM EDT2 min read

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

Walmart ( NASDAQ:WMT) and Alphabet's ( NASDAQ:GOOG) ( NASDAQ:GOOGL) Wing have announced a major expansion of their drone delivery partnership, adding seven new metro areas to what they describe as the nation's largest drone delivery network. The next rollout will bring the service to Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Salt Lake City, as part of a broader plan to build a 270-location network. Wing said the expansion follows well over one million commercial deliveries already completed, suggesting drone delivery could be moving from an experimental retail feature toward a more regular part of Walmart's last-mile delivery strategy.

Wing's drones can fly at speeds of up to 60 mph and use a tether system to lower packages directly into a customer's yard or driveway in as fast as 30 minutes. Once the service becomes available, Walmart customers within the delivery range will see the option appear through Walmart's app or website based on the address connected to their account. Customers can also order directly through the Wing app, giving the partnership another customer access point as it expands beyond existing markets such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Atlanta.

Wing Chief Business Officer Heather Rivera said the Walmart partnership has shown that drone delivery is not just a novelty, with many customers using the service multiple times per week. Rivera added that Wing is already working with communities in the seven new markets as it accelerates toward bringing ultra-fast delivery to 40 million U.S. residents. Wing began in 2012 inside Google's X moonshot factory, tested real-world deliveries in rural Queensland, Australia, in 2014, became an independent Alphabet subsidiary in 2018, and later became the first drone operator with an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate in 2019, giving investors a longer operating history behind the latest Walmart expansion.