The Japanese drone company ROBOZ has signed a business partnership with DRT, a South Korean drone maker, to develop new drones for Japan. The agreement was signed on 10 November 2026.
ROBOZ, which has used drones for about ten years in training, surveys and inspections, aerial filming, logistics, disaster prevention and drone shows, will collect requirements from Japanese companies, local governments and other groups. DRT, based in Hwaseong in Gyeonggi Province, develops aircraft, flight control firmware, ground control software, encrypted communication links and management servers itself.
The partners say they will first use DRT's development work to speed up products for Japan, while ROBOZ builds up its own design, manufacturing, quality control and maintenance know-how. In the medium to long term, ROBOZ aims to set up drone development and manufacturing in Japan.
DRT has supplied drones to the South Korean army's intelligence and infantry schools and signed a contract to supply drones and ground control stations to police special forces. Ishida of ROBOZ said the company now wants to build the drones it needs rather than look for them, and the partners plan to announce joint aircraft, trials and customers over time.
