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DE-2020 at Dayton

US-made autonomous hexacopter designed and manufactured by DEXA for last-mile delivery. S1-listed aircraft certified by the FAA, operated under Part 135 authority with national BVLOS waiver for beyond-visual-line-of-sight commercial flights.

DE-2020 by DEXA · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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DEXA's first pilot program with Kroger, launched in 2021 in the Dayton area. Established parameters for efficient and sustainable drone delivery operations.

Key facts

Customer
Kroger

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
pilot lt10
Customer
(registry company)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for DE-2020 at Dayton.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
DE-2020
Company
DEXA
Location
United States/Ohio/Dayton
Operator
DEXA
Status
pilot
Operator type
manufacturer
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2021-01-01
ID
410a7d10-e140-41e7-af47-1db2a8b6a1da

Timeline

  1. Jan 2021
    First recorded
    DE-2020 first documented operating at Dayton.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2025/11/24/dexa-takes-drone-delivery-into-the-future-to-dayton-and-beyond
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for DE-2020 at Dayton.

Common questions

What is the DE-2020 deployment at Dayton?
DE-2020, built by DEXA, is recorded as a deployment at Dayton on the DEPLOY registry. DEXA operates the deployment directly.
Who operates DE-2020 at Dayton?
DEXA, the manufacturer of DE-2020, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the DE-2020 deployment at Dayton go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the DE-2020 deployment at Dayton?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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