Japanese Conglomerate ITOCHU Invests in Wingcopter, Becomes Authorized Partner

German drone maker Wingcopter revealed a tactical collaboration today with Japanese basic trading business ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU is not just investing in Wingcopter however will likewise disperse and lease the Wingcopter 198 shipment drone in Japan. This brand-new contract suggests that ITOCHU is now a part of Wingcopter’s Authorized Partnership Program, signingupwith the Latin American airtravel business Synerjet Corp as an licensed partner of Wingcopter.

The drone maker revealed in February that they are partnering with UAV del Peru for bringing drone shipment operations to Peru. Wingcopter will offer and deploy its Wingcopter 198 electrical vertical liftoff and landing (eVTOL) drones to makeitpossiblefor business drone services as well as medical supply shipment in the South American nation.

The arrangement with ITOCHU is the mostcurrent example of Wingcopter’s growing international network of tactical partners that are able to act as drone operators, resellers, promoters, lessors, and suppliers in a particular area. Wingcopter views Japan as one of the secret markets for future unmanned airplane system (UAS) shipment services, in part since the nation takes a progressive technique to UAS combination. The CEO of Wingcopter, Tom Plümmer, revealed his self-confidence that ITOCHU’s collaboration “will aid us serve more Japanese consumers and enable us to collectively scale Wingcopter’s operations throughout Japan.”

ITOCHU’s financialinvestment into Wingcopter was made through ITOCHU Europe PLC. The CEO of this subsidiary—Takanori Morita, who is likewise the Executive Officer of ITOCHU Corporation—believes that Wingcopter is in the finest position to endedupbeing a leader in the drone shipment market. “Together with Wingcopter and its stakeholders, we appearance forward to a terrific journey with a item that will make a favorable distinction to individuals’s lives,” he stated. “Drone shipment has the possible to reinvent how we transportation items, and it can instantly enhance the quality of life for lotsof individuals throughout the world.”

In a current interview performed over e-mail, Wingcopter’s Tom Plümmer informed Avionics International that one upcoming objective for the business is to accomplish type accreditation from the FAA for its eVTOL drone. The group likewise prepares to develop drone shipment operations on every continent. At the start of 2022, Wingcopter partnered with a drone business called Spright to set up a acrossthecountry shipment network in the United States. Spright is a subsidiary of Air Methods, a leading air medical service supplier. Spright will be obtaining a considerable number of Wingcopter 198 eVTOL drones for its fleet as part of their business contract valued at over $16 million.