Japan Expands Domestic Drone Manufacturing

Japanese drone companies are moving to localize production of aircraft and critical components.

Terra Drone plans to mass-produce high-output battery packs in Japan for its own industrial and defense drones as well as third-party customers, while Prodrone has unveiled an industrial prototype using core components from Japanese suppliers. The initiatives respond to perceived geopolitical and supply-chain risks, but production volumes, timelines, and the extent of domestic sourcing remain limited or partly undisclosed.