ACSL

• AirTruck
• Fi4
• PF2-AE
• SOTEN

• Order Value Jpy

  JPY 420 million - 2026-04-07 - Japanese customers - aerial photography - ACSL received two Japan orders for small aerial photography drones worth JPY 420 million. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Order Value Jpy

  JPY 1 billion - 2026-03-23 - Japanese customer - aerial photography - ACSL received a JPY 1 billion Japan order for small aerial photography drones. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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• Deployment Event

  1 source-backed deployment event - 2025-06-05 - Fukuoka Prefecture uses ACSL drones in disaster-damage survey training - source posture: Company Disclosed

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Supply chain relationships

• Teledyne FLIR

  Inbound - Perception - ACSL SAMO for SOTEN integrates Teledyne FLIR Hadron 640R thermal-visible imaging and MSX technology

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• ASPINA

  Inbound - Motion Control - ACSL identifies Shinano Kenshi as the supplier of PF2-AE brushless DC motors

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• Sony

  Inbound - robotics sensors - ACSL offers Sony UMC-R10C and DSC-QX30U cameras for the PF2-AE Inspection drone

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• XOAR

  Inbound - Airframe - XOAR supplies 15-inch propellers for ACSL’s PF2-AE inspection drone

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• Toshiba

  Inbound - electronics and robotics components - ACSL identifies the Toshiba TPMD0001A as the PF2-AE electronic speed controller

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• YellowScan

  Inbound - Sensing And Perception - ACSL offers PF2-AE Survey with a YellowScan Mapper+ or Surveyor Ultra LiDAR configuration

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• Elsight Ltd.

  Inbound - Connectivity - ACSL selected and integrated Elsight Halo connectivity and planned to start offering equipped logistics drones

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• Xsens Technologies

  Inbound - Sensing - ACSL MS-06LA MINISURVEYOR used the Xsens MTi-30 in its APFC flight controller

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• Draganfly

  Outbound - Oem Builders - ACSL supplies SOTEN drone systems through Draganfly's exclusive Canadian distribution and technology-integration agreement

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• 6232 - Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth - JPY

• Kensuke Hayakawa - Representative Director and Co-CEO - Current executive leader for ACSL's industrial drone manufacturing and autonomous control business.
• Shoji Terayama - Representative Director and Co-CEO - Current executive leader for ACSL's industrial drone manufacturing and autonomous control business.

Events

• 2026-09-10 - Demonstration - ACSL and Preferred Networks reach AI flight-route demonstration stage

  The work combines ACSL aircraft with Preferred Networks’ AI development. The programme targets dynamic replanning, object recognition and obstacle avoidance. A later phase is intended to coordinate multiple small drones autonomously; that capability is not yet presented as deployed.

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• 2026-05-07 - Partnership - ACSL and Draganfly sign Canadian distribution and integration agreement for SOTEN

  ACSL and Draganfly announced an exclusive Canadian distribution agreement for ACSL's SOTEN drone platform. The partnership also includes technology integration work between ACSL payloads, TAITEN controller systems, and Draganfly platforms. Treat SOTEN as ACSL-owned while Draganfly acts as Canadian distributor and integration partner.

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• 2026-04-07 - Commercial Order - ACSL receives two Japan orders for small aerial photography drones worth ¥420M

  ACSL received two additional large-scale project orders in Japan for small aerial photography drones. The orders are valued at approximately ¥350M and ¥70M. Deliveries are scheduled for December 2026 and December 2027 respectively.

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• 2026-03-24 - Regulatory - ACSL renews Japan's first Class 1 Type Certificate for PF2-CAT3

  ACSL completed renewal of the Class 1 Type Certificate for PF2-CAT3. ACSL said this was Japan's first renewal of a Class 1 Type Certificate. The renewal confirms ACSL's ability to maintain certified production and support continued Level 4 drone logistics demonstrations.

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• 2026-03-23 - Commercial Order - ACSL receives ¥1B Japan order for small aerial photography drones

  ACSL received a large-scale project order in Japan for small aerial photography drones. The order is valued at approximately JPY 1 billion, with delivery scheduled for December 2026. The order gives ACSL a material domestic drone procurement milestone.

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• 2026-02-19 - Demonstration - Sora-iina conducts area-based Level 4 medical delivery demonstration

  The 19 February flight delivered medical pharmaceuticals to the rooftop of Nagasaki Tomie Hospital. The demonstration used area-based Level 4 permissions and approvals under a Cabinet Office special-zone programme. ACSL supplied its Class 1 type-certified PF2-CAT3 aircraft and provided operational support.

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• 2026-02-16 - Demonstration - ACSL and Japan Post demonstrate PF4 dual-drone operation for logistics and patrol missions

  ACSL provided its PF4 long-range multi-use drone and operational support for Japan Post's dual-drone demonstration in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture. The project tested simultaneous operation of two identical aircraft models for logistics and patrol missions. The demonstration targets lower per-aircraft operating costs through multi-aircraft operation.

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• 2025-12-04 - Partnership - ACSL starts Canadian sales business and signs SOTEN distributor agreement with Jam Industries

  ACSL's U.S. subsidiary began drone product sales in Canada and signed a distributor agreement with Jam Industries. ACSL also received an order from Jam for delivery of SOTEN drones. The event extends ACSL's North American SOTEN channel beyond the United States into Canada.

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• 2025-08-26 - Partnership - Teledyne FLIR and ACSL launch SAMO thermal payload collaboration

  SAMO pairs a 64-megapixel visible camera with the 640 by 512 Boson radiometric thermal camera inside Hadron 640R. The collaboration adds FLIR MSX imaging to emboss visible detail into thermal imagery in real time. ACSL positioned SAMO alongside its upgraded SOTEN platform and TAITEN smart controller for public-safety, inspection and surveying missions.

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• 2025-06-05 - Deployment - Fukuoka Prefecture uses ACSL drones in disaster-damage survey training

  Fukuoka Prefecture used ACSL drones during training for rapid disaster-damage assessment of roads and rivers. The training used ACSL-PF2 and a fixed-wing drone to photograph a roughly 3 km sabo-river section and transmit aerial imagery to the prefectural office in real time. The event shows ACSL's PF2 family being used in public-sector disaster-response workflows.

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• 2025-04-28 - Partnership - ACSL signs MOU with Threod Systems and Sakai Town for VTOL drone introduction in Japan

  ACSL signed an MOU with Threod Systems AS and Sakai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture. The MOU concerns promotion and potential introduction of Threod VTOL fixed-wing drones to the Japanese market. The agreement gives ACSL a market-introduction partnership around VTOL drone operations in Japan.

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• 2025-04-03 - Partnership - ACSL signs U.S. sales agreement with Drone Nerds

  ACSL U.S. subsidiary signed a sales agreement with Drone Nerds. The agreement expands ACSL U.S. channel for secure enterprise drones.

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• 2025-02-10 - Demonstration - Sora-iina supports Kyushu Level 4 prescription-drug drone delivery demo

  A PF2-CAT3 multicopter carried prescription drugs from a clinic to the doorstep of a mobile clinic immediately after treatment. Sora-iina prepared the site and assisted delivery operations, while ACSL supplied the aircraft and conducted the Level 4 flight. The trial examined technical and operating issues for area-based route approvals and was designed to inform future regulatory proposals.

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• 2025-01-31 - Partnership - ACSL partners with Exertis Almo to expand SOTEN distribution in the United States

  ACSL's U.S. subsidiary announced a partnership with Exertis Almo to bring SOTEN to the distributor's partner network. The announcement positioned ACSL's NDAA/TAA-compliant drones for inspection, surveying, surveillance, energy, public safety, and agriculture use cases. The event supports ACSL's U.S. channel expansion strategy for secure non-Chinese enterprise drones.

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• 2025-01-27 - Partnership - ACSL signs MOU with Hensel Phelps for U.S. construction drone adoption

  ACSL's U.S. subsidiary signed an MOU with Hensel Phelps to promote drone adoption in the U.S. construction market. The collaboration gives ACSL feedback and field expertise from a major U.S. construction company while Hensel Phelps tests ACSL products for construction use cases. ACSL framed the partnership around economic security, enterprise support, and application-specific drone adoption.

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• 2024-06-27 - Regulatory - ACSL applies for Class 1 UAS Type Certificate for PF4-CAT3 logistics drone

  ACSL applied for a Level 4 Class 1 UAS Type Certificate for PF4-CAT3, a new dedicated logistics drone jointly developed with Japan Post. The application was accepted by Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau on June 27, 2024. PF4-CAT3 follows PF2-CAT3 as ACSL's next Level 4 logistics aircraft program.

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• 2024-05-27 - Partnership - Elsight Halo selected for ACSL logistics drones

  The communications design addresses Japan's mountainous terrain and remote islands. Halo aggregates multiple connections, including LTE, 5G and satellite links. Navicom Aviation supported the testing and integration as Elsight's regional channel partner.

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• 2024-01-23 - Product Launch - ACSL opens US availability for SOTEN small UAS

  ACSL said the U.S. launch followed its May 2023 entry into the market. The SOTEN rollout targeted industrial, inspection and public-sector operators seeking a secure small UAS. SOTEN supports swappable payload cameras, autonomous flight and secure enterprise operations.

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• 2024-01-01 - Market Signal - ACSL begins full-scale SOTEN sales in the United States

  ACSL said it began full-scale U.S. sales of SOTEN in January 2024 through its U.S. subsidiary. The market push is framed around secure, versatile, non-Chinese drone demand in North America. Treat this as a market-entry signal unless a direct January 2024 launch announcement is separately available.

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• 2023-11-09 - Demonstration - ACSL PF2-CAT3 supports ANA Level 4 drone delivery demonstration in Okinawa

  ACSL provided PF2-CAT3 for ANA Holdings' Level 4 drone delivery service demonstration in Kumejima, Okinawa. The demonstration completed 11 successful Level 4 flights from November 6 to 9, 2023. This was reported as the second Level 4 flight using PF2-CAT3 in Japan after the March 2023 Japan Post flight.

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• 2023-08-10 - Commercial Order - ACSL receives large-scale India project orders worth ¥1.83B

  ACSL announced large-scale project orders in India valued at approximately JPY 1.83 billion. The order supports ACSL international expansion beyond Japan and its push into overseas industrial drone markets.

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• 2023-07-19 - Product Launch - ACSL begins orders for PF2-AE Survey with YellowScan LiDAR

  PF2-AE Survey is a laser-surveying configuration of ACSL's medium industrial drone family. The release also identifies Delivery, Inspection and Disaster Relief / Patrol variants in the PF2-AE family. The Survey configuration uses YellowScan LiDAR payload technology for aerial mapping workflows.

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• 2023-03-24 - Demonstration - ACSL PF2-CAT3 completes Japan's first Level 4 drone flight with Japan Post

  ACSL provided PF2-CAT3 for Japan first Level 4 drone flight, organized by Japan Post. The flight used a Class 1 UAS type-certified aircraft for unassisted beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight over an inhabited area.

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• 2023-03-13 - Regulatory - ACSL receives Japan's first Class 1 UAS Type Certificate for PF2-CAT3

  ACSL obtained Japan's first Class 1 UAS Type Certificate from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for PF2-CAT3. PF2-CAT3 was developed for Level 4 operations, meaning beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight over inhabited areas. The certification positioned ACSL as an early domestic supplier for regulated drone logistics and social-implementation use cases in Japan.

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• 2022-03-17 - Product Launch - ACSL begins taking orders for AirTruck logistics drone

  ACSL and Aeronext began taking orders for AirTruck, a logistics-specialized UAV using Aeronext's 4D GRAVITY technology. The companies described AirTruck as Japan's first mass-produced dedicated logistics drone. The platform was developed for last-mile delivery and logistics-labor shortage use cases after Level 3 delivery demonstrations.

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Relationships

• Preferred Networks

  Technology Partner - ACSL and Preferred Networks are jointly developing AI flight-route generation and multi-UAV autonomous-control technology.

• Fukuoka Prefecture

  Deployment Partner - Fukuoka Prefecture used ACSL-PF2 drones in disaster-damage survey training on May 28, 2025.

• Draganfly

  Distribution Partner - ACSL and Draganfly signed Canadian distribution and integration agreement for SOTEN.

• Japanese customers

  Drone Supplier - ACSL received two Japan orders for small aerial photography drones worth JPY 420 million.

Comparable profiles

• FireDrone

  comparable profile - Public Safety Drone Builder

• Skydio

  comparable profile - Industrial Inspection Drone Builder · Public Safety Drone Builder

Shared workflows

• Evolve Dynamics

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Duke Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Beyond Vision

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Apellix

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Donecle

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• sees.ai

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Hummingdrone

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Acecore Technologies

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Safe Pro Group

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Percepto

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Drone Volt

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

• Voliro

  workflow adjacency - Aerial Inspection

Context tags

• Public safety and emergency response - Customer Environment - PF2-AE is built for disaster relief, patrol and security use.
• Public-safety drone builder - Peer Group - ACSL PF2-AE Disaster-Relief/Patrol is positioned for disaster relief, security and inaccessible-area assessment.
• Disaster-response aerial assessment - Workflow - PF2-AE is designed for quick assessment after natural disasters and inaccessible-area response.
• Industrial inspection drone builder - Peer Group - ACSL inspection/disaster materials include infrastructure inspection and disaster management applications.
• Thermal sensing - Capability - PF2-AE supports zoom and thermal imaging cameras for situational awareness.
• Unmanned aircraft OEM - Stack Layer - ACSL builds drone aircraft systems.
• Aerial inspection - Workflow - ACSL materials include infrastructure inspection and situational awareness use cases.
• Autonomous flight - Capability - ACSL PF2-AE lists autonomous flight speeds and autopilot system details.
• Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - ACSL has public drone products for inspection/disaster relief and patrol use.
• Industrial facilities - Customer Environment - Infrastructure inspection use cases support industrial/asset inspection adjacency.

3 commercial events; 3 commercial orders; latest event 2026-04-07

• 2026-04-07 - Commercial order - ACSL receives two Japan orders for small aerial photography drones worth ¥420M - source: acsl.co.jp
• 2026-03-23 - Commercial order - ACSL receives ¥1B Japan order for small aerial photography drones - source: acsl.co.jp
• 2023-08-10 - Commercial order - ACSL receives large-scale India project orders worth ¥1.83B - source: acsl.co.jp