Terra Drone Corporation

Terra Drone, a company specializing in industrial drones, announced a 2-for-1 stock split effective October 1, with September 30 as the record date. The move aims to lower the investment unit price, improve stock liquidity, and broaden the investor base. The company's shares, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, closed at 17,050 yen on the 26th. Based on this price, the post-split investment unit would be approximately 850,000 yen. The company acknowledges that the Tokyo Stock Exchange recommends an investment unit of less than 500,000 yen, but it has chosen a 2-for-1 split ratio to avoid a sudden change in the investment environment.

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Terra Drone announced on the 27th that it will enter the business of producing batteries for drones in Japan. It will start with batteries for interceptor drones and eventually expand to a wide range of applications including industrial drones. Mass production is scheduled to begin within this year, aiming to build a domestic supply chain that balances price competitiveness and stable supply, given the current high dependence on Chinese and Taiwanese products. The company will manufacture battery packs rather than cells, leveraging the existing facilities and know-how of a business partner under an exclusive contract, handling everything from design to assembly, inspection, and quality assurance in Japan. The partner is a battery pack company with over 80 years of history, and reportedly has a track record of supplying a cumulative total of up to approximately 500,000 packs to a major Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer.

Terra Drone President Toru Tokushige has revealed plans to establish a system capable of mass-producing up to tens of thousands of defense interceptor drones per year in Japan. The company is also advancing domestic development and production of components, rushing to build a supply chain that does not rely on imports. Citing the escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Tokushige stressed the need for in-house production and pointed to the importance of a production framework that ensures supply continuity during contingencies and is designed with wartime in mind. The company announced its full-scale entry into the defense sector in March and has acquired two Ukrainian interceptor drone firms.