Futaba Corporation has formally decided to make 炎重工 a group company. It aims to strengthen water-area DX and the social infrastructure sector by integrating wireless and aerial drone technologies with water-surface drone technology.
Futaba Corporation has decided to make 炎重工, which develops domestically produced water-surface drones, a group company. Through this, the two companies are expected to integrate their resources, reorganize their organizational structure and expand their business base.
The integration of wireless and aerial drone technologies with water-surface drone technology is cited as a key aspect of the integration. Combining technologies from the two fields is expected to expand the development and application areas for new unmanned systems.
The stated objectives are to advance water-area DX and strengthen the social infrastructure sector. Collaboration with local governments and companies is expected to improve the efficiency of satellite-level monitoring, inspection and operations.