Walmart Begins Drone Delivery Pilot Program

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Flytrex hexacopter with Walmart package.
Credit: Flytrex
Walmart announced the start of a pilot program to deliver grocery items by drone in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Sept. 9. The U.S. retail giant will test store deliveries to customers using an automated, multi-rotor drone supplied by Flytrex, of Tel Aviv. In April, Flytrex announced that it was...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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