Terra Drone Succeed in BVLOS Drone Flight Using Terra UTM with Vietnamese Government in Da Nang, Vietnam

May 11, 2017

Terra Drone Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has succeeded in flying UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) under the full cooperation of  Dang Huy Dong, Vietnamese Deputy Minister in Da Nang, Vietnam using Terra UTM (UAV Traffic Management).

Vietnam has the third largest population in ASEAN countries, and rapid population growth and technology development are progressing. However, in Vietnam, foreign companies have some concerns to tap into markets in Vietnam because of the number of natural disasters and infrastructure deficiencies. Therefore, utilization of drone is rapidly increasing in improving infrastructure and disaster relief, and further demand is growing.

“ Our group company, Terra Motors Co., has been manufacturing and selling EV in Vietnam for six years and have the strong relationship with the Vietnamese government. Terra Drone will also contribute to expansion and prosperity in Vietnam using our Terra UTM system.”, said Toru Tokushige, CEO of Terra Drone.

In the future, based on this success, we will further verify and enhance our technology. Terra Drone are promoting the development of new technology to contribute to disaster relief and infrastructure improvement not only in Southeast Asia but around the world.

Terra Drone Co.
Terra Drone Co. is the No.1 commercial drone service company in Japan providing useful services for controlling the volume of soil and manage the progress of construction with photogrammetry using a drone (UAV), and high-precision 3D drawings in a short time, and also offering Lidar solutions. Terra Drone has worked more than 300 times in national civil engineering survey by drone.
Besides, Terra Drone has also developed UTM (UAV Traffic Management) business, a system that grasps real-time location information of unmanned aerial vehicles and supports efficient and safe flights of many drones. Terra Drone is the largest shareholder of Unifly is the world’s leading UTM company in Belgium.
Terra Drone has its branch office in Brisbane, Australia and develops a different UAV, Power Lifter which can flight two hours continuously and lift up the heavy payload up to 10Kg. Terra Motors Co., our group company, manufactures two and three wheel motorcycles in Asia selling 30,000 per year and our overseas sale is 85%.

For more information:
Website: http://www.terra-drone.net/en/
Email: info.en@terra-drone.co.jp
Tel: (+81)-03-6419-7193 (HQ, Tokyo)
    : (+61)-0412-250-334 (Australia)