Robot model
Wing Delivery Aircraft
Wing's fixed-wing/hover hybrid delivery drone that lowers packages by tether.
- Manufacturer
- Wing
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 5
- Website
- wing.com ↗
Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones
Overview
Wing's fixed-wing/hover hybrid delivery drone that lowers packages by tether. The current generation carries about 2.5 lb (roughly 1.1 kg); a next-generation aircraft announced in 2024 roughly doubles payload to about 5 lb, part of Wing's multi-aircraft 'Aircraft Library' approach.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 3 sources, view all
Key facts
Form factor
aerial
Type
fixed-wing/hover hybrid
Delivery method
tethered lowering
Payload (current)
~2.5 lb (~1.1 kg)
Payload (next generation)
~5 lb
Specs
Type
fixed-wing/hover hybrid
Method
tethered lowering
Payload Current
~2.5 lb (~1.1 kg)
Payload Next Gen
~5 lb
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Wing Delivery Aircraft. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (5)
- Wing Delivery Aircraft at United Statesoperational
Wing drone delivery operating in 5+ US cities with Walmart partnership.
- Wing Delivery Aircraft at Australiaoperational
Wing (Alphabet) drone delivery operating in Australia since 2017.
Wing's commercial drone-delivery operations in Australia: a world-first commercial launch in Canberra (2019) and a DoorDash partnership in Logan (2022).
- Wing Delivery Aircraft at United Statesoperational
Wing drone delivery via the DoorDash app, first launched in Charlotte (2025) and the Dallas-Fort Worth area; DoorDash and Wing also operate in Australia.
- Wing Delivery Aircraft at United Statesoperational
Wing drone delivery for Walmart, launched in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2023 and expanding toward about 270 US stores by 2027 (Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, Tampa, Los Angeles, Miami, and more).
Wing Delivery Aircraft on the deployment map
Where Wing Delivery Aircraft is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Recent activity
- CreatedMay 31, 2026
Deployment-verified media (3)
Wing's overview of its end-to-end Wing Delivery Network: order routing, drone selection, and multi-drone coordination via its traffic-management layer. Autonomous flight and airspace coordination are attributed to Wing's system.
From deployment: Australia
Wing's introduction of a larger-payload aircraft added to its autonomous delivery fleet. Wing delivers by lowering packages on a tether; the fleet and capacity framing is the maker's.
From deployment: Australia
Wing's look at its delivery drone, which flies autonomously under Wing's traffic-management system and lowers packages on a tether.
From deployment: Australia
Runs on (1)
- Wing OpenSkyos-layer · production
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faacleared
Applicant: Wing
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Wing Delivery Aircraft (1)
- Wing delivery drone came to rest on an 11kV power line, caught fire, and cut power to ~2,000 homes2022-09-30 · Property damage
Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
Common questions
- What is Wing Delivery Aircraft?
- Wing's fixed-wing/hover hybrid delivery drone that lowers packages by tether. The current generation carries about 2.5 lb (roughly 1.1 kg); a next-generation aircraft announced in 2024 roughly doubles payload to about 5 lb, part of Wing's multi-aircraft 'Aircraft Library' approach.
- How much does Wing Delivery Aircraft cost?
- Wing Delivery Aircraft's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Wing Delivery Aircraft from Wing. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Wing Delivery Aircraft actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Wing Delivery Aircraft is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Is Wing Delivery Aircraft autonomous or teleoperated?
- Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Wing Delivery Aircraft performing Delivers packages autonomously, with no human in the loop.
- Who makes Wing Delivery Aircraft?
- Wing Delivery Aircraft is made by Wing, based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2012.
- Where is Wing Delivery Aircraft deployed?
- 5 verified deployments of Wing Delivery Aircraft are on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States, Australia.
- Can you buy Wing Delivery Aircraft?
- Wing Delivery Aircraft is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What AI powers Wing Delivery Aircraft?
- Wing Delivery Aircraft runs Wing OpenSky. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
- What are alternatives to Wing Delivery Aircraft?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Wing Delivery Aircraft include Skydio X10, MQ-9 Reaper, Matternet M2, Stream C.
- How does Wing Delivery Aircraft compare to Skydio X10?
- Wing Delivery Aircraft and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 5 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Wing Delivery Aircraft has 5 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Wing Delivery Aircraft a top aerial?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Wing Delivery Aircraft ranks in roughly the top 3% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
- What is Wing Delivery Aircraft's maturity stage?
- Wing Delivery Aircraft is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
- Is Wing Delivery Aircraft safe?
- Wing Delivery Aircraft has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Sep 2022. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Wing Delivery Aircraft.Recent coverage
Wing Delivery Aircraft in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Wing Delivery Aircraft from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- Revision history: /models/wing-delivery-aircraft/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Wing Delivery Aircraft draws attention at the 99th percentile but verifies reality at the 93rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +5.6, 31st widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Strong recent media coverage and press activity. Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 15, 2026