Japan’s Terra Drone Expands Investment in Ukraine Drone Sector
A soldier from an unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding an attack drone in Kharkiv region.
Photographer: Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images
Tokyo-based Terra Drone is expanding its investment in Ukrainian interceptor drones as it looks to bring battlefield-tested technology back to Japan to tap into a multibillion-dollar defense budget for unmanned systems.
On Tuesday, Terra Drone CEO Toru Tokushige said the company was entering a new strategic partnership with Ukraine’s WinnyLab LLC to develop fixed-wing interceptor drones. It comes after the company announced in March that it would make an investment in Ukraine’s Amazing Drones LLC to develop vertical take-off interceptor drones. Financial details weren’t disclosed.