WORLDTECHWing invests $125 million in US drone manufacturing to support nationwide expansion
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Wing, the drone delivery company owned by Alphabet, is investing up to $125 million in US manufacturing over the next two years as it prepares to expand its autonomous delivery network across the country. November 14, 2026 by Sam Francis Wing , the drone delivery company owned by Alphabet, is investing up to $125 million in US manufacturing over the next two years as it prepares to expand its autonomous delivery network across the country. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.
The facility is expected to create up to 100 manufacturing jobs and support Wing’s plans to extend its services to more than 40 million Americans across nearly 20 US markets by 2027. From experimental technology to commercial delivery Wing began in 2012 at X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, with the objective of developing a more efficient alternative to transporting small packages using conventional road vehicles.
According to the company, its drones have completed more than one million residential deliveries in the United States this year alone. Wing received the first Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate issued for drone operations in the United States in 2019, allowing it to expand its commercial delivery activities.
The investment contains a new 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, which will have the capacity to produce tens of thousands of delivery drones annually. The company initially focused on the challenges of delivering directly to residential properties, where changing environments, obstacles and varying delivery locations require sophisticated navigation and control systems.
Following years of development and testing in California, Wing has established a commercial drone delivery network that now handles thousands of packages daily. The company now operates what it describes as the largest drone delivery footprint in the country, with more than 70 operating sites serving major metropolitan areas.