General · 20 August 2026

Amazon plans drone delivery to nearly 500 US cities this year

Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery service will extend to nearly 500 US cities and towns by year-end, a sixfold increase in current coverage. Amazon has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries this year, targeting one million by December. The expansion aims to make drone delivery a key part of Amazon's fast delivery strategy.

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