Alphabet's Wing plans up to $125 million investment in Texas drone factory
Alphabet drone delivery subsidiary Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years to build a Fort Worth, Texas manufacturing plant capable of producing tens of thousands of drones annually.
Alphabet's drone delivery division, Wing, is planning to invest up to $125 million over the next two years into U.S. drone manufacturing, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The investment includes building a new 15,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas, designed to produce tens of thousands of delivery drones annually.[1][2][4][5]
The manufacturing push comes as Wing accelerates its commercial operations. The company has already completed more than 1 million U.S. deliveries this year.[2]
Wing is scaling its reach through a partnership with Walmart, aiming to expand services to more than 270 stores across nearly 20 U.S. markets by 2027. Wing expects the retail rollout will bring drone delivery within reach of more than 40 million Americans.[2][3]
Key facts
- Alphabet subsidiary Wing plans to invest up to $125 million over two years in U.S. drone manufacturing.
- The plan includes a new 15,000-square-foot factory in Fort Worth, Texas.
- The Fort Worth plant is intended to produce tens of thousands of delivery drones annually.
- Wing has completed over 1 million U.S. deliveries so far this year.
- Wing's partnership with Walmart targets expansion to over 270 stores across nearly 20 U.S. markets by 2027.
- The Walmart expansion is projected to bring drone delivery to more than 40 million Americans.
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Techmeme@TechmemePost on X ·
Alphabet's Wing plans to invest up to $125M over two years to build a 15,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to produce tens of thousands of drones (@longmarkr / Wall Street Journal) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
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Wall St Engine@wallstenginePost on X ·
$GOOGL's WING PLANS TEXAS DRONE FACTORY Wing plans to invest up to $125M over the next two years in U.S. drone manufacturing, including a new 15,000-square-foot factory in Fort Worth, Texas, capable of producing tens of thousands of delivery drones annually, per WSJ. Wing has already completed over 1 million U.S. deliveries this year. Through its Walmart partnership, the company plans to expand to more than 270 stores across nearly 20 U.S. markets by 2027, bringing drone delivery within reach of over 40 million Americans.
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Shay Boloor@StockSavvyShayPost on X ·
$GOOGL Wing is building a Texas factory capable of producing tens of thousands of drones annually as its $WMT partnership targets 270 stores and 40M Americans by 2027. Great to see Google already owns one of the few scaled U.S. drone delivery networks. https://t.co/x2zahz2AMs
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Alphabet's Wing plans to invest up to $125M over two years to build a 15,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to produce tens of thousands of drones (Mark R. Long/Wall Street Journal) Mark R. Long / Wall Street Journal : Alphabet's Wing plans to invest up to $125M over two years to build a 15,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to produce tens of thousands of drones — Plus: Manufacturing employment rebounds; global automakers target U.S. pickup and SUV buyers as demand sputters elsewhere
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Axios@axiosPost on X ·
Alphabet's Wing makes $125M manufacturing bet on drone delivery https://t.co/lcAJY39eYZ
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