Flytrex Opens First U.S. Drone Factory, Unveils New Delivery Drone the Sky2

Flytrex has announced plans to open its first U.S. drone factory.

The news comes just a few weeks after Skydio shared plans for a $3.5 billion investment in U.S. drone manufacturing.

Flytrex also unveiled a new delivery drone called the Sky2, as well as plans for rapid expansion in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where the new factory will be located.

While Flytrex and Skydio operate in very different parts of the drone industry, both are making a similar bet—in order to scale, they need to start building drones in the U.S.

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Flytrex’s New U.S. Drone Factory

Flytrex’s new factory sits on a sprawling 8,000-square-foot site. It includes manufacturing space, maintenance operations, and a secure outdoor area for flight testing.

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The factory will support an aggressive expansion plan—the company says it will launch 60 new drone delivery programs across Dallas-Fort Worth by next year.

But most importantly, the facility is made to pump out drones.

According to Flytrex, the new factory can support the production of 1,000 drones a year. And it has the capacity to scale into thousands more as production ramps up.

About 20 people currently work there, with plans to grow to about 50 total employees over the next few years.

Flytrex has been doing drone deliveries in the U.S. since 2020, when it launched its first drone delivery program in North Carolina.

But drone production has stayed in Israel, where the company is based.

Flytrex announced plans to launch a drone factory in North Carolina back in 2021, but it never opened. The Texas site will be Flytrex’s first operational drone factory in the U.S.

Meet the Sky2

Flytrex’s new Sky2 delivery drone was designed specifically to support larger orders, helping reduce the number of flights needed to serve households and improving delivery economics.

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The Sky2 can carry up to 8.8 pounds. That’s enough for two large pizzas and drinks in a single trip, which is a meaningful increase for a company focused on food delivery.

Here are the main upgrades in the Sky2:

At the moment, Flytrex only has eight drone delivery programs across Texas, and North Carolina.

With the Sky2 and the new factory, Flytrex is planning one of the most aggressive drone delivery expansions currently underway in the U.S.

These plans are very aggressive. If the company manages just a fraction of this growth, it will still be significant.

How Flytrex Stacks Up

Drone delivery has spent years trying to prove that the technology works. But in many ways, Flytrex has already crossed that threshold.

The company has completed more than 200,000 deliveries, secured BVLOS approval for expanded operations, and built one of the larger drone delivery networks in the U.S.

The challenge now is scale—growing from a handful of sites to dozens more.

Here’s how Flytrex compares to some of the biggest names in drone delivery:

What makes Flytrex’s announcement notable is the scale of its ambitions. And to meet these big goals, it’s decided that it has to build drones here in the U.S.

Of course, it’s too early to say whether moving drone production to the U.S. represents a trend, or is just a few isolated incidents.

But it does seem like more and more drone companies are reaching the same conclusion: scaling drone production in the U.S.—and drone sales overall—will require building those drones here in the U.S.