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Japan orders Terra B1 3D printed interceptor drones in volume

Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency has approved mass procurement of the Terra B1, a printed interceptor drone from Terra Drone, after a Maritime Self-Defense Force demonstration. The B1 builds on the A1 model, already deployed by Ukraine. Domestic production is due to start in September, and it signals that low-cost drone defence is moving into serial procurement.

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