LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 16 (SeeNews) – Japan-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation said it has acquired a stake in Slovenia-based aerospace solutions provider C-Astral Aerospace for an undisclosed sum.
“As a global company looking to expand our portfolio, we have had discussions with many drone developers. But we were especially impressed with the advanced technology, mission flexibility, and the full spectrum of solutions offered by C-Astral,” the CEO of Terra Drone, Toru Tokushige, said in a statement last week.
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C-Astral Aerospace specializes in the manufacturing and services of fixed-wing small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with a specific focus on high-productivity and high-endurance surveying, security, and remote sensing. The company's UAS will be coveted by various markets all over the world and Terra Drone’s global network will help them rapidly increase their sales volume, Tokushige noted.
C-Astral is looking forward to collaborating within the Terra Group to strengthen its global sales and support network, Nejc Trost, co-founder of the Slovenian-based company, said.
“We are also excited about the synergistic effects of systems utilization from within the group to further our R&D and adapt to the most demanding market opportunities,” Trost noted.
Established in 2016, Terra Drone is an industrial drone solutions provider which has more than 20 group companies already in its network.