--- title: "FAA Approved the Matternet’s Delivery Drone Design" description: "Matternet has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Model M2 drone delivery style." author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-09-12 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1980/faa-approved-the-matternet-s-delivery-drone-design category: "technology" tags: ["model", "technology"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # FAA Approved the Matternet’s Delivery Drone Design **Matternet** has received approval from the **Federal [Aviation Administration](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40838/what-are-some-successes-weaknesses-of-the-caa-civil-aeronautics-authority-or-faa-federal-aviation-administration) (FAA)** for its **Model M2** [drone delivery](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102526/how-does-google-s-project-wing-work-for-drone-delivery) style. Within a [press release](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304188/how-to-write-the-best-press-release), Matternet had explained that the Model M2 was the initial non-military unmanned aircraft to gather **Type [Certification](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13065/an-investment-in-certification-software-gives-peace)** by the FAA, which therefore, determined that an aircraft’s design meets regulatory standards. ``` HIGHLIGHTS Model M2, the initial non-military unmanned aircraft gathers Type Certification Matternet and UPS partnered in 2019 to deliver medical supplies in North Carolina Walmart might expand its drone delivery network was launched last year ``` The California-based Matternet has been testing its Model M2 drone over the past four years within the **USA** as a part of the FAA’s **Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)** program. Matternet mentioned that obtaining the green light from the FAA which might facilitate streamline the method of “**implementing new networks and obtaining approvals**.” Matternet partnered with **UPS** in **2019** in order to deliver medical supplies in **[North Carolina](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41802/what-did-the-treatment-of-the-tuscarora-and-yamasee-indians-in-north-carolina-during-the-early-eighteenth-century-demonstrate)**, and later started delivering prescriptions in **Florida**. Matternet had also expanded its footprint to **Switzerland**, where it had teamed up with the **Swiss Post** to deliver lab samples and blood tests. The program was shortly suspended in **2019** when its drones suffered **2 crashes** within the country, however Matternet has since declared that it was going to take over the Swiss Post’s drone delivery program beginning in **2023**. In a statement, the FAA had mentioned that Matternet’s Model M2 drone “**meets all federal laws for safe, reliable and manageable operations and gives a level of safety which would be equivalent to existing airworthiness standards applicable to different categories of aircraft**.” The four-rotor drones have been approved to hold four-pound payloads and would fly at an altitude of **400 feet** or lower with a most speed of **45mph**. Matternet’s announcement comes as different [tech](https://www.mindstick.com/services/technologies) giants would begin ramping up efforts to induce their own [drone](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1866/an-announcement-of-drone-promotion-and-usage-policy-by-gujarat-government) delivery services off the ground. In **May**, Walmart had mentioned that it was going to expand its drone [delivery network](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33679/what-is-content-delivery-network) that was launched last year in partnership with **DroneUp** to **Arizona**, **Arkansas**, **Florida**, **Texas**, **Utah**, and **Virginia** by the end of **2022**. **Amazon** has also declared plans to jumpstart its stalled drone delivery program in the month of **June** which eventually brought the drone-powered deliveries to **Lockeford**, **California** and **College Station**, **Texas**. Wing, the drone company was owned by **Google parent Alphabet** which had currently launched tests in parts of Texas and [began working](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42813/what-was-thomas-edison-s-first-job-how-old-was-he-when-began-working) on drones which were capable of carrying larger payloads. Also Read: [The 63-Year-Old Record for the Longest Flight was Closely Broke Before the US Drone got Crashed](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1929/the-63-year-old-record-for-the-longest-flight-was-closely-broke-before-the-us-drone-got-crashed) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1980/faa-approved-the-matternet-s-delivery-drone-design Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.