Drone food-delivery company Flytrex is doubling down on Texas with a new manufacturing and maintenance facility near Dallas, a move the company says will serve as the operational backbone for a sweeping expansion across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The site, in Pilot Point, signals how aggressively Flytrex intends to scale aerial food delivery in one of the most active drone markets in the United States.
A Local-First Manufacturing Base
The nearly 8,000-square-foot facility is designed to handle drone assembly, maintenance, and pre-production test flights, and is expected to employ around 50 workers while producing roughly 1,000 drones a year as new delivery hubs come online. Rather than building aircraft elsewhere and shipping them into operating markets, Flytrex plans to assemble, test, and maintain its drones in the same region where customers place orders. "Opening this facility is about more than capacity, it's about putting down roots," said Flytrex chief executive and co-founder Amit Regev, who called Dallas-Fort Worth the company's "proving ground" for large-scale operations.
Scaling to 60 Delivery Sites
Flytrex says it aims to grow to 60 delivery sites across the metro by mid-2027, potentially bringing drone delivery within reach of about five million residents. The factory will also build the company's newly announced Sky2 delivery drone, which can carry up to 8.8 pounds, enough for larger family-sized restaurant orders. Its next expansion step lands in Rowlett, Texas, where a new delivery site is expected to open and extend local service to nearly 200,000 people.
An Established Delivery Operator
Flytrex has completed more than 200,000 deliveries nationwide and is among a small group of operators holding U.S. Federal Aviation Administration authorization for Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights, a regulatory milestone that allows drones to travel beyond an operator's direct view. The company has also secured partnerships with major food-delivery platforms, including DoorDash and Uber Eats. Its push adds to a busy stretch for unmanned aircraft, from China's heavy-lift CY-8 cargo drone to commercial operators like cleaning-drone maker Lucid Bots.
A Push for Domestic Drone Production
The expansion also aligns with a broader effort to strengthen American drone manufacturing. A 2025 White House executive order encouraged federal agencies to prioritize U.S.-made drones, a policy backdrop that could help companies like Flytrex position themselves as homegrown alternatives. Government demand for domestically built systems has been growing on the defense side as well, reflected in deals such as the Pentagon's $500 million counter-drone agreement with Perennial Autonomy and Draganfly's U.S. Army counter-drone contract.
Reporting based on coverage from DroneDJ.