Manna Air Delivery Accelerates US Expansion, Building the Future of Drone Delivery for Millions of Americans

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 14, 2026--

Manna Air Delivery, the AI-powered global leader in drone delivery, is accelerating its US expansion with three additional operational bases in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as it builds a major American operating and manufacturing footprint and brings autonomous drone delivery to more communities across the country.

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The expansion is the latest milestone in Manna’s rapid US rollout. Just weeks after launching its first US operational site in Tulsa, Manna is adding three more bases, with further locations planned as the company expands its drone delivery network across the country.

Manna is building a US network designed to bring the speed and convenience of drone delivery to millions of Americans. The company is planning a significant number of high capacity drone bases across several US states, including Oklahoma and Texas, creating the infrastructure needed to scale drone delivery from individual communities into a nationwide network.

“America has always been a place where big ideas can become everyday reality, and we believe autonomous delivery can be one of them,” said Bobby Healy, Founder and CEO of Manna Air Delivery. “We are building a delivery network for a future where the fastest, most cost effective and reliable route from a local business to your door is through the sky. Tulsa is just the beginning.”

Each of the three new Tulsa bases has the capacity to complete up to 24 deliveries per hour, giving Manna a scalable operating model as it continues to expand its network.

Customers within the initial service areas will be able to order restaurant meals, groceries and other everyday essentials through the Manna Air Delivery app, with eligible orders delivered directly to designated delivery locations.

Today, food and local delivery is only as fast as the roads it travels on. Manna removes that constraint, flying directly from businesses to homes in minutes.

For consumers, the difference is simple: faster and more predictable delivery, with food and everyday essentials travelling directly from local businesses to their doors. For local businesses, drone delivery can dramatically extend their reach, allowing them to serve more customers without adding drivers or vehicles.

Manna’s aircraft carry eligible orders directly to customers’ homes. Rather than landing, each aircraft hovers overhead, gently lowers the order to the ground on a tether and returns to base for its next delivery. No van, no parking and no traffic.

The Tulsa expansion is part of Manna’s broader investment in the US market. The company is building a major American operating and manufacturing footprint, with a significant number of drone bases planned across several US states alongside a US manufacturing base to produce aircraft at the scale the market demands.

Manna has announced plans to create more than 1,000 American high-spec manufacturing jobs over the next three years as it scales its drone delivery operations across the country.

The company is already building aircraft in the US, with its first batch of “made in America” aircraft now in production.

Manna has completed almost 400,000 commercial delivery flights over the past seven years, giving the company one of the deepest operating track records in the drone delivery industry. Its aircraft, software and operating systems have been built around the demands of commercial delivery, flying day in and day out over real communities and neighborhoods.

“We are entering a new era of delivery, where the fastest, most cost effective and reliable route from a local business to your door is through the sky,” said Kenny Jacobs, Manna Executive Chairman and President. “We are building our aircraft here, hiring here and scaling here. We are creating the infrastructure for a new kind of delivery in America, with much more to come.”

Manna’s ambition is simple: to build a delivery network that can move more of what people need, from local businesses to their doors, without being limited by the roads.

The company will continue expanding its US operations, establishing new bases and entering additional American markets as it builds toward a nationwide autonomous delivery network.

About Manna Air Delivery

Manna Air Delivery is an aviation technology company building the future of drone delivery. Manna has developed the world’s most advanced autonomous delivery platform, combining cutting edge aircraft technology, advanced software and aviation expertise to deliver food, groceries, pharmacy products and other everyday essentials directly to customers within minutes.

The company has completed almost 400,000 commercial delivery flights safely and efficiently and continues to expand internationally, including a rapidly growing presence in the United States. Manna has raised $110 million from investors including ARK Invest, Ireland’s Strategic Investment Fund, Schooner Capital and Molten Ventures.

More information is available at manna.aero.

Manna is accelerating its US expansion, opening three additional Tulsa bases as it builds a growing network of autonomous drone delivery operations across multiple US locations.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — A former Ukrainian army officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Germany four years ago in what is considered one of Europe's biggest acts of sabotage since World War II.

The suspect faces charges of causing an explosion, damaging property, disrupting public service and being an “accomplice to war crimes” by attacking civilian infrastructure, according to prosecutors.

According to German privacy rules, the suspect will be identified in court only as Serhii K., although he was publicly named as Serhii Kuznietsov in extradition proceedings in Italy.

While international observers initially blamed Moscow, investigators have increasingly examined suggestions that Ukrainian state security agencies may have been involved — even though Ukraine counts Germany as one of its closest allies.

The trial of the suspect, who is believed to be the alleged ringleader of the attack, is being held under strict security measures at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg.

According to the charges, the defendant was allegedly involved in causing the Sept. 26, 2022, explosions that damaged pipelines built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea.

At the time, European countries were moving to wean themselves off Russian energy sources, following the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Prosecutors say the aim of the plot was to permanently disrupt gas deliveries and prevent Russia from using the revenues to finance its military operations.

The defendant and others allegedly used a yacht that departed from the German port of Rostock. It had been rented from a German company using forged IDs and with the help of intermediaries.

The explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which was Russia’s main natural gas supply route to Germany until Moscow cut off supplies in August 2022. They also damaged Nord Stream 2, which never entered service because Germany suspended its certification process shortly before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The suspect allegedly organized and carried out the detonation of at least four bombs between 14 and 27 kilograms (around 31 to 62 pounds) at a depth of 70 to 80 meters (230 feet to 263 feet) near the Danish island of Bornholm.

He was detained in 2025 in an Italian village, where officers raided a bungalow where he was staying with his family. Police said he surrendered without resistance. He was extradited to Germany in November.

A second suspect was arrested on a European warrant in the northern Croatian town of Pula in August. He has applied for asylum in Croatia to fight his extradition to Germany.

The pipelines were long a target of criticism by the U.S. and some of its allies, which warned that they increased dependence on Russian gas.

Russia has claimed that U.S. and British intelligence agencies were involved in staging the explosions and has also accused NATO of involvement in the attack, while several Western countries initially blamed Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied allegations that his country was involved in the pipeline blasts.

The German government has so far refrained from comment on the upcoming trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.

So far, 16 court dates have been scheduled through Dec. 17. Additional dates are also planned for January and February 2027. It is not yet known when the verdict will be announced.

The defendant, Serhii Kuznietsov, sits between his attorneys during a trial at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Markus Scholz/dpa via AP)

The defendant, Serhii Kuznietsov, left, stands near his attorneys during a trial at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Markus Scholz/dpa via AP)

Ukraine supporters gather at the entrance to the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court before the trial of Serhij K., a former Ukrainian army officer, in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Markus Scholz/dpa via AP)

Ukraine supporters gather at the entrance to the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court ahead of the trial of Serhij K., a former Ukrainian army officer, in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Markus Scholz/dpa via AP)

Journalists wait at the entrance to the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court before the trial of Serhij K., a former Ukrainian army officer, in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Markus Scholz/dpa via AP)

FILE - In this picture provided by Swedish Coast Guard a leak from Nord Stream 2 is seen on Sept. 28, 2022. (Swedish Coast Guard via AP, File)

FILE - A suspect detained in Italy for the Nordstream pipelines bombing is lead from an helicopter to a motorcade to a court in Karlsruhe, Germany, Nov. 27, 2025. (Uli Deck/dpa via AP, File)