Terra Drone
Terra Drone Corporation is a Tokyo-based drone service and hardware company, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, developing interceptor drones such as the Terra B1 with plans for domestic, distributed 3D-printing production tied to a Japan Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) mass-procurement contract.
- CEO / Founder
- Toru Tokushige
- Team Size
- 501-1000
- Stage
- Public
- Total Funding
- $115M
- Latest Round
- IPO
- Key Investors
- Mitsui & Co.; SBI Investment; Tokyu Fudosan Holdings; Wa'ed Ventures (Saudi Aramco)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Terra B1/A1/A2/C1 interceptor and reconnaissance drones; Terra Lidar (UAV-mounted laser); Terra UT (ultrasonic measurement); Terra Cloud; Terra Inspection; Terra UTM (via Unifly subsidiary); survey, inspection, and agricultural drone services.
Technological Advantage
Terra B1 was the only entrant among 38 proposals to pass ATLA's demonstration requirements; plans for domestic, distributed 3D-printing production and future local 'printing farms' to reduce single-site production risk (specific process/material undisclosed).
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Combines drone data services (survey, inspection, UTM) with vertically integrated defense drone manufacturing, using distributed domestic 3D printing to support rapid replenishment and supply-chain control for the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
How They Differentiate
Vertically integrated from drone hardware to data/UTM software platform, now extending into sole-qualified defense interceptor drone manufacturing with planned distributed domestic 3D-printing production rather than centralized conventional manufacturing.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Construction and civil engineering firms, energy/infrastructure operators, government agencies, and defense/military customers including Japan's ATLA and Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Industry Verticals
Construction/infrastructure inspection, surveying, agriculture, energy, and defense.
Competitors
DJI; PrecisionHawk; Aerodyne Group
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
624 employees consolidated including overseas (as of Jan 2025); 3,500+ cumulative survey/inspection/UTM projects; services delivered in 14 countries; ranked #1 among Japanese firms in Drone Industry Insights Remote-Sensing Service Provider ranking, 6 consecutive years through 2024.
Major Milestones
2016: Founded as Terra Motors group company; 2018: ~¥1.51B Series A; 2022-03: ¥8B Series B (Mitsui, SBI, Tokyu Fudosan); 2022-08: ¥1.85B strategic investment from Aramco's Wa'ed Ventures (Terra Drone Arabia established); 2024-11-29: IPO on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (ticker 278A); 2026: acquired Ukraine's Amazing Drones and Besomar for defense drone tech; 2026-08-25: Terra B1 becomes sole system to pass ATLA interceptor-drone demonstration, advancing to mass-production contract with domestic distributed 3D-printing plan.
Notable Customers
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company); major Japanese general contractors ('大手ゼネコン'); Japan's ATLA and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (named for initial Terra B1 deployment).