Terra to Expand Defence Tech Manufacturing Footprint with New Ghana

Terra to Expand Defence Tech Manufacturing Footprint with New Ghana

By Adedapo Adesanya Nigerian defence technology startup, Terra Industries, is constructing a drone manufacturing facility in Accra, Ghana, as it continues its expansion. The plant, designated Pax-2, will cover 34,000 square feet and serve as the company’s primary production base for drone and counter-drone systems in the region. The company has a mega-factory of a […]

Why Nigerian Defense Startup Terra Industries Picked Ghana for its 50,000-Unit "Pax-2" Mega-Factory

On Monday, Terra Industries, the ambitious West African security defence startup, announced the construction of Pax-2, its second major drone manufacturing facility, this time in Accra, Ghana. The company said in a blog post that the “34,000-square-foot site as a regional base for building drone and counter-drone systems.” It comes after Terra raised $34 million to expand production, scale deployments, and grow engineering teams across Nigeria a…

Terra Industries to build Africa's largest drone factory in Ghana

Terra Industries is building Africa's largest drone factory in Accra, Ghana. The 34,000 sq. ft. Pax-2 facility will produce 50,000 drone units annually by 2028 and create 120 engineering jobs.

Africa’s Hottest Defence Startup Goes All In On Ghana Over Nigerian Home Base

Nigeria’s Terra Industries, a startup manufacturing autonomous drones, is opening its first overseas factory in Ghana, in a strategic pivot that highlights the startup’s determination to scale faster outside its home market rather than wait for local policies to catch up. The 34,000-square-foot drone manufacturing facility in Accra, named Pax-2, will become Africa’s largest such plant when it begins operations in June 2026, more than doubling th…

Terra Industries to build Africa’s largest drone factory in Ghana

Terra Industries, the Nigerian defense technology company, has revealed plans to construct a drone manufacturing facility in Accra, Ghana. It aims to be the continent’s largest drone factory, surpassing the company’s existing 15,000-square-foot Pax-1 plant in Abuja. The company was founded in 2024 by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, with clients including oil, mining, and power companies in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. The plant, designated Pax…