Operations
Approvals: FAA BVLOS waivers
Autonomy: Remote pilots from store-side hubs.
Primary use: Walmart store deliveries in Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia (2021-2024).
Operators and customers: Walmart (contract ended January 2025).
Aircraft record
Aircraft record
| Make | DroneUp |
| Class | delivery |
| Type | multirotor |
| Country | United States |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Autonomy | Remote pilots from store-side hubs |
| Regulatory | FAA BVLOS waivers |
| Primary use | Walmart store deliveries in Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia (2021-2024) |
| Operators | Walmart (contract ended January 2025) |
| Status | unconfirmed |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: droneup.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Delivery Drones. Drones are compared on payload against range and endurance, how far the operation runs without people on site (docks, remote operations centers, detect-and-avoid), which approvals let it fly beyond visual line of sight, and who actually flies it.
| Model | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ark 40 (Fengyi Technology (SF Express)) | multirotor | in service |
| Sky2 (Flytrex) | multirotor | in service |
| M2 (Matternet) | multirotor | in service |
| Fourth-generation delivery drone (Meituan) | multirotor | in service |
| Manna delivery drone (Manna) | multirotor | paused |
| Wingcopter 198 (Wingcopter) | hybrid VTOL | in production |
| MK30 (Amazon Prime Air) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
| Wing delivery aircraft (standard and large-payload) (Wing (Alphabet)) | hybrid VTOL | in service |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- DroneUp delivery drone (DroneUp)
- Sources
- ElectronsX drones dataset; maker specifications, operator releases and FAA, EASA and CAAC approvals
- Updated
- 2026-10