Walgreens, Google affiliate to test deliveries via drone

Walgreens and Google affiliate Wing Aviation LLC are testing drone deliveries that can put drugstore products on customer doorsteps minutes after being ordered.

Snacks like Goldfish Crackers or gummy bears, as well as aspirin for sick kids, will be delivered starting next month in Christiansburg, Virginia, by a 10-pound drone flying as fast as 70 miles per hour, the companies said Thursday.

Customers will be able to order from a list of more than 100 items. The list does not include prescriptions. They will place their order through a Wing app and get delivery anywhere from five to 10 minutes afterward.

A drone capable of making a 12-mile round trip will fly to the delivery site, hover and use a winch system to lower the package to the ground and leave it there.