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Wing Commits Up to $125M to Scale Drone Manufacturing in Fort Worth
The 15,000-square-foot facility, which began production in early 2026, is set to build tens of thousands of delivery drones a year and add up to 100 manufacturing jobs.
Wing, the drone delivery company owned by Google parent Alphabet, will invest up to $125 million in direct manufacturing over the next two years as it scales production at its factory in Fort Worth. Chief Executive Adam Woodworth announced the plan on Nov. 6 at the invitation-only UP.Summit at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Wing describes the 15,000-square-foot Fort Worth site as its newest manufacturing facility. The company says the plant will be able to produce "tens of thousands of aircraft each year" and will add up to 100 new manufacturing jobs. It will build Wing's next-generation aircraft; the company has not named the model. Research, development and engineering remain in California.
Investment scope and factory details
Wing has not disclosed the factory's street address, its landlord or whether a contract manufacturer is involved. No city or state incentive for the project has been made public. The company's local drone delivery operations, including a launch site on North Beach Street that opened in 2024, are separate from the factory.
"Drone delivery has become a global reality, driven by clear demand from our partners and their customers," Woodworth said in the company's announcement. "The U.S. is our focus for growth." Wing's wording describes the $125 million as investment "in direct manufacturing," and the announcement also refers to research and engineering work in California and to communities where the company operates, without giving a breakdown by location.
Dallas–Fort Worth and the delivery network
Dallas-Fort Worth has been central to Wing's U.S. expansion. The company began operating in the region in 2022, when it opened an air traffic control center in Coppell. In 2024 it launched deliveries with DoorDash from Stonebriar Centre in Frisco and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth. In 2026 it received Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly after sunset in the region, starting at the Walmart Supercenter in Lancaster. Wing has said DFW "has been an important part of Wing's commercial growth, with strong community acceptance."
Nationally, Wing reports more than 1 million U.S. home deliveries so far in 2026 from more than 70 sites. Its Walmart partnership is set to grow past 270 stores by 2027, and the company is aiming to reach 40 million Americans across nearly 20 markets by that year. Its current markets are Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Orlando, with Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and Seattle planned. Other partners include Lowe's, Papa Johns, PepsiCo and Walgreens.
Aircraft production and the next milestones
The company's current fleet consists of two variants of its Hummingbird aircraft, which fly at up to 60 mph, carry up to 5 pounds and lower packages to the ground on a tether. Wing traces its roots to 2012 at Alphabet's X research unit and in 2019 received the first Part 135 air carrier certificate issued for drone delivery in the U.S.
The expansion comes as federal rules for drones flying beyond the pilot's line of sight are pending. The FAA's proposed Part 108 rule has been under White House review since July 10, and the 2025 draft would tie acceptance of foreign-built aircraft to bilateral agreements, a provision that favors U.S.-built drones. Wing cites the coming rule in its announcement as a factor in scaling domestic production.
Wing has not said whether the Fort Worth plant will expand beyond its current 15,000 square feet as output grows, or when it expects to reach its full production rate.
