{"title":"Skydio vs Wing: Drones & aerial compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/skydio-vs-wing","comparison":"Skydio ranks 69 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Wing ranks 71 with 80. Skydio is ahead on production and commercials. Wing is ahead on progress and firepower. Level on deployment, technology, positioning and leverage. Skydio is based in San Mateo, United States, Wing in United States. Skydio: Private, founded 2014. Wing: Subsidiary. Skydio is named in 4 signals and Wing in 19.","companies":[{"name":"Skydio","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/skydio","city":"San Mateo","country":"United States","stage":"Private","founded":2014,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Skydio is a US drone maker (60,000 cumulative units, the largest US drone factory, a $3.5B expansion announced) with nine-figure annual revenue, serving 1,200+ public-safety agencies and 45 of 51 state DOTs. It raised a $110M Series F at a $4.4B valuation (April 2026), won a $52M US Army order for 2,500+ X10D drones, and signed a CentralSquare DFR partnership, though it lost the Minneapolis DFR contract (July 2026). Revenue is estimated at 100-500m.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":69,"score":80,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Skydio builds and sells autonomous drones, including the Skydio X10, for aerial operations in low-light and other environments.","segment":"Drones & aerial","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":4,"facts_total":9},{"name":"Wing","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/wing","city":null,"country":"United States","stage":"Subsidiary","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Wing (Alphabet) operates what it claims is the largest US retail drone-delivery network (under-2.5 lb packages, a 6-8 mile radius, ~30-minute windows), expanding with Walmart (+150 stores across four more cities, January 2026) and into Central Florida (July 2026). Its DoorDash partner obtained its own FAA Part 135 certificate in July 2026, making it both a partner and an emerging competitor. Revenue is not broken out of Alphabet (estimated <25m).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":71,"score":80,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":9,"firepower":10,"commercial":4,"deployment":8,"production":6,"technology":8},"why":"Wing develops and operates autonomous delivery drones for retail deliveries and medical blood-sample transport.","segment":"Drones & aerial","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":19,"facts_total":8}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}