ACSL Timeline

Events

• 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… - source: globenewswire.com
• 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. - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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. - source: acsl.co.jp
• 2026-02-19 - Demonstration - ACSL PF2-CAT3 supports Level 4 medical delivery demonstration in Nagasaki - ACSL supplied PF2-CAT3 and operational support for a Level 4 medical delivery demonstration conducted by sora-iina in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The demonstration achieved doorstep pharmaceutical delivery to a hospital rooftop using area-based Level 4… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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. - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 2024-01-23 - Product Launch - ACSL opens US availability for SOTEN small UAS - ACSL said the US launch followed its May 2023 entry into the US drone market. The SOTEN rollout targeted industrial, inspection and public-sector drone users seeking secure small UAS options. The product gives ACSL a concrete offering for unmanned aircraft… - source: acsl-usa.com
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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. - source: acsl.co.jp
• 2023-07-19 - Product Launch - ACSL begins orders for PF2-AE Survey with YellowScan LiDAR - ACSL began taking orders for PF2-AE Survey, a laser-surveying configuration of the PF2-AE industrial drone family. The release states that ACSL had already announced PF2-AE Delivery, PF2-AE Inspection, and PF2-AE Disaster Relief / Patrol variants. PF2-AE… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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. - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: acsl.co.jp
• 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… - source: product.acsl.co.jp