# Matternet M2 at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `a0ccfd0d-4b74-4174-89c7-661659c73c38`

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_

- **Slug:** matternet-ups-flight-forward-us
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [Matternet M2](/models/matternet-m2.md) (id: `eca51ac8-0a8a-4d36-8a80-e6c212ea6d96`)
- **Company:** [Matternet](/companies/matternet.md) (id: `4f90a083-f295-4c2a-b333-b571465ed87b`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2020-07-01T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/matternets-m2-drone-system-enabling-new-us-hospital-delivery-network-at-wake-forest-baptist-health-301093121.html
2. 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

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