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SkyDrive receives pre-order of up to 100 eVTOL aircraft from CT UAV JSC in Vietnam 

SkyDrive Inc. Press Release | July 21, 2023

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SkyDrive Inc., a leading  Japanese eVTOL aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, and  CT UAV JSC in Vietnam, announced they had signed a  memorandum of understanding (MOU) and CT UAV had agreed on a pre-order of up  to 100 SkyDrive eVTOL aircraft. 

CT UAV is a subsidiary of CT Group, one multi-business group in Ho Chi Minh City,  Vietnam, developing various kinds of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies.  

SkyDrive is developing a three-seat eVTOL  aircraft called SKYDRIVE. Its eVTOL is in the process of acquiring its Japan Civil  Aviation Bureau (JCAB) certification.  

In Vietnam, significant traffic congestion happens daily and is growing. To address this  issue, Pacific Group Co Ltd. in Vietnam signed an MOU with SkyDrive and agreed on a  pre-order of up to 100 eVTOL aircraft in November 2022. 

Thanks to a new pre-order received from CT UAV, the announced pre-order count for SkyDrive’s eVTOL in Vietnam has reached 200 units. 

CT UAV is supported by CT Group, a company operating in nine business lines. Along  with three sustainable business lines, CT Group is focusing on six high-tech industries to  bring Vietnamese intelligence to catch up with the stormy speed of the 4.0 technology  revolution, including CT UAV. 

With the mission to pioneer the integration of artificial  intelligence (AI) with UAV technology, CT UAV is creating a smarter and more advanced  future and improving the quality of life. 

SkyDrive and CT UAV will evaluate commercial eVTOL considerations such as vertiports, routes and network planning, infrastructure requirements and ecosystems with  interested stakeholders in launching new mobility solutions in Vietnam. 

“We recognize the importance of leveraging its accumulated expertise and  technological capabilities in infrastructure development, as well as the development of  cutting-edge technologies such as drones and AI,” said Tran Kim Chung, CT Group president. “We expect to contribute to the  general development of Vietnam on the global market.”

“We are very grateful for the opportunity to work with CT Group, which is one of the  three largest and most comprehensive UAV companies in Vietnam and has a large  share of the urban development market, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, in providing  eVTOL as a new means of mobility infrastructure that to solve modern society issues  such as traffic congestion in Vietnam,” said Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. CEO 

“It will be our honor to contribute to further social  development in Vietnam.”

This press release was prepared and distributed by SkyDrive Inc.

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