Matternet Drone Delivery Network and Mission Control

Matternet is a drone delivery company founded in December 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. It designs, builds and operates autonomous drone networks for fast, low-cost, zero-emission delivery in healthcare, food and retail, and its M2 system was the first delivery drone to receive an FAA type certificate.

The system combines aircraft, docks, landing portals and a proprietary software platform that receives delivery requests, generates routes and monitors all aircraft and ground assets. Mission Control lets one pilot supervise up to 50 aircraft using a risk model and telemetry alerts, and is approved by the FAA and Swiss FOCA for commercial operations. Ground Operations lets staff scan a parcel to launch a delivery, while simulation, aircraft control and management apps cover training, configuration and user roles. Operators and partners include UPS Flight Forward, Swiss Post and UK NHS hospitals.

• Mission Control: one pilot commands up to 50 aircraft with risk-based autonomy and conflict alerts.
• Ground Operations: staff scan a delivery and the system plans and launches the flight.
• Simulation and Training: virtual practice for pilots and ground crews, also used to test software changes.
• Aircraft Control: plan, control and diagnose a single flight from a tablet or laptop.
• Management App Suite: enforces aircraft configuration and least-privilege user roles.
• Aircraft, dock and portal: certified delivery drone with docks and landing portals for automated loading.

• Hospital groups linking central laboratories with satellite clinics to move blood samples and urgent medicines in minutes.
• Retail and food chains piloting drone delivery from stores to nearby residential areas.
• Industrial service companies delivering spare parts to technicians at remote sites.

• One pilot can supervise up to 50 aircraft, with FAA approval for 20:1 drone-to-pilot operations, lowering labour cost per delivery.
• Type-certified aircraft and approvals in the US, Switzerland, Japan and Saudi Arabia shorten the path to commercial BVLOS service.
• Scan-and-launch ground operations remove manual route planning for hospital or store staff.
• A built-in simulator lets crews train in congested airspace without flying real aircraft.

Hospitals and retailers are adopting drone networks to move lab samples, medicines and meals faster than road transport in congested cities. Regulators are moving from one-off trials to type certification and multi-aircraft-per-pilot approvals. In Asia, Japan has authorised commercial drone delivery in Tokyo, and Vietnam began controlled drone delivery pilots in 2026, signalling demand for certified delivery systems.

Founded in December 2011; headquartered in Mountain View, California. The M2 received the first FAA type certificate for a delivery drone in 2022; Japan's JCAB authorised M2 deliveries in Tokyo in 2022. Raised 33 million US dollars in 2026 and began trading on OTCQB as MTTN; partners include UPS Flight Forward, Swiss Post, Apian and SoftBank Robotics America.