Deployment
Matternet M2 at United States
Matternet's delivery drone: about 2 kg payload over 20 km, and the first non-military drone to hold FAA Type Certification (Sept 2022) plus Production Certification. Operated by UPS Flight Forward and in NHS London hospital networks.
Matternet M2 by Matternet · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/matternet-ups-flight-forward-us.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/robots/a0ccfd0d-4b74-4174-89c7-661659c73c38
- Data documentation: /data
Matternet M2 powers UPS Flight Forward healthcare logistics in the US (originating at WakeMed in Raleigh and Wake Forest Baptist Health); UPS Flight Forward received FAA authorization to operate the M2 beyond visual line of sight in 2023.
Key facts
- Operator
- UPS Flight Forward (Matternet M2)
- Use
- Hospital/healthcare logistics; BVLOS authorized 2023
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-05-31
- Model
- Matternet M2
- Company
- Matternet
- Location
- United States
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2020-07-01
- ID
a0ccfd0d-4b74-4174-89c7-661659c73c38
Verifications (0)
No verifications recorded yet.
Sources (2)
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/matternets-m2-drone-system-enabling-new-us-hospital-delivery-network-at-wake-forest-baptist-health-301093121.html
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230906895698/en/Matternet-Partner-UPS-Flight-Forward-Receives-FAA-Authorization-to-Operate-Matternet-M2-Delivery-Drones-Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight