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Wing plans to spend up to $125 million building delivery drones in Fort Worth

Wing says its newest manufacturing site, a 15,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, will have the capacity to build tens of thousands of aircraft a year and add up to 100 jobs. It gave no opening date or production target.

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Wing delivery aircraft carrying a package (file image, not the Fort Worth plant)
Wing delivery aircraft carrying a package (file image, not the Fort Worth plant). Image: Wing

Decision brief

"Tens of thousands" is Wing's figure for what the plant could build, not a production plan, and the post gives no start date. Wing also calls the federal Beyond Visual Line of Sight rule "upcoming." On November 6 the government's review record still listed that rule as Pending Review.

Investment
Up to $125M

Over the next two years, for "direct manufacturing," per Wing

Site
15,000 sq ft

Fort Worth, Texas, with up to 100 manufacturing jobs

Capacity
Tens of thousands

Aircraft a year, Wing's figure; no opening date or output target given

The plan

A Texas plant for Wing's next aircraft.

Wing said on November 6 that it will invest up to $125 million over the next two years in drone manufacturing at a plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The company, Alphabet's drone delivery unit, announced the plan in a post on its site. The post opens by saying the money is meant "to build our next-generation aircraft in the United States."

Wing gives three figures for the site: 15,000 square feet, up to 100 manufacturing jobs, and the capacity to build tens of thousands of aircraft a year. The post does not describe the next-generation aircraft, and it does not say when the plant will open or start production. It also does not say where Wing builds its current aircraft.

Wing's text ties the $125 million to "direct manufacturing" at Fort Worth. It also mentions investing in research and engineering in California and in the communities where it operates, with no dollar figure for either.

Wing's case

More markets, and a rule that is not out yet.

Wing links the spending to growth. It says it flies from over 70 sites, has completed over one million home deliveries in the U.S. this year, and plans to reach over 40 million Americans across nearly 20 U.S. markets by 2027. In October, it named Dallas-Fort Worth among the metros where its Walmart service already reaches customers.

The company also cites "the upcoming release of the Beyond Visual Line of Sight rule." The review record at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shows it was received July 10 and was still listed as Pending Review on November 6.

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Context

One Covered List exemption runs to January 1, 2028.

The post does not mention the FCC's Covered List, which has included drones and critical components produced abroad since December 22, 2025. An FCC notice released the same day recounts that the exemption for drones and components that qualify as "domestic end products" under the Buy American Standard was extended to January 1, 2028. Wing does not say whether the list played any part in its decision.

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