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Terra Drone Secures $727,300 Contract for 300 FPV Drones from Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

May 17, 2026•about 1 month ago

Contract Type

contract

JapanManufacturingConsumer GoodsPublic Safety

Description

Japan's Defense Ministry has awarded a contract to Terra Drone for 300 FPV drones valued at approximately $727,300. This marks the first such contract for FPV drones by Japan's Self-Defense Forces, showcasing Terra Drone's growing role in military technology.

Company Information

Company

Terra Drone

Location

Japan

About

Founded in 2016, Terra Drone is a leading drone and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technology company providing drone hardware and cloud-based software for survey and inspection such as Terra Lidar and thickness measurement by ultrasonic NDT. Also, in the field of UTM for drones and UAM, we have completed a partial technology transfer from JAXA in Japan. We are the world's largest provider of industrial drone solutions, with offices throughout Japan, including its Tokyo headquarters, and overseas operations primarily in Europe and Southeast Asia. We've been ranked No. 1 in the world in the "Drone Services Companies Worldwide Ranking 2020" by Drone Industry Insights, a global drone market research organization, for two years in a row and and raised Series B funding in March 2022, bringing total funding to $83 million. SOURCE Terra Drone Corporation

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