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Google's secretive drone delivery project just got cleared for testing - here's everything we know about the program

Danielle MuoioAug 3, 2016, 20:05 IST

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Google's parent company Alphabet has a bold plan to make commercial drone deliveries a reality by 2017 as part of Project Wing, and it got a huge boost in that direction Tuesday.

Google X, the division of Alphabet responsible for Project Wing, got approval from the White House to test Project Wing on a U.S. site, Bloomberg reported. The drones will be tested at one of the six sites approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Here's everything we know about Project Wing: