Walmart prepares to take off in Amazon’s backyard with Seattle-area drone delivery in 2027

Walmart and Wing are partnering on drone delivery service that is expanding across the U.S. (Walmart Photo) Walmart looks like it might beat Amazon to the skies over the Seattle area as the retail giant announced this week that it plans to bring automated drone delivery to the region in 2027. The move is part of a broader nationwide push by Walmart and drone operator Wing — a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet — to scale across nearly 20 U.S.