September 13, 2024
ACSL Ltd.

ACSL exhibits at the “Commercial UAV Expo 2024” in Las Vegas, U.S.
From September 3 to 5, 2024, ACSL and its U.S. subsidiary ACSL, Inc. exhibited SOTEN, the new
NDAA*1 compliant smart controller “TENSO”, and the IR (infrared) camera at the Commercial UAV
Expo 2024 held in Las Vegas, U.S., and received high interests from local companies.

In the U.S., there is an accelerating drive to eliminate products made in China, increasing thedemand for alternative products.

Recognition of ACSL and SOTEN has grown dramaticallycompared to last year at the same exhibition.
ACSL Ltd. (Head Office: Edogawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Satoshi Washiya; hereinafter “ACSL”) and its U.S.
subsidiary ACSL, Inc. announce that we exhibited at Commercial UAV Expo 2024, held in September 2024
in Vegas, USA.
■U.S. drone market
In the US, the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act)*1 legally prohibits major government agencies
from procuring Russian or Chinese drones, and Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has been designated by
the US Department of Defense as a “China Military Affiliate” since October 2022.

In this market

environment, moves to eliminate China-made products are accelerating in the U.S., and NDAA-compliant
drones are becoming increasingly significant.
Announces the release of the high-resolution infrared camera and the smart controller “TENSO”,
both NDAA compliant

At this year's show, we presented our NDAA-compliant IR (infrared) camera and the smart controller“TENSO”.

The IR camera (Press release) has a 640 x 512 pixel Boson sensor and uses a stable 3-axis gimbal.

Like all other cameras so far, it is one-touch interchangeable. It is expected to be utilized in nighttime
security applications as it can capture detailed images in dark environments.
The smart controller “TENSO” has been developed responding quickly to the needs of our clients for
product updates.

It is designed for usability, high performance, and dustproof and waterproofperformance.
ACSL’s achievements at the exhibition and future goals

Below are some of the noteworthy points from this year’s exhibition, which we participated in following

last year.

・Recognition of us and SOTEN has increased dramatically compared to last year
・SOTEN continues to be highly rated as a candidate to replace Chinese-made drones
1・There were many requests from prospective distributors interested in evaluating SOTENThe huge U.S. market for facility inspection drones is a very attractive market, and we expect a dramaticincrease in sales volume in the second half of 2024 and into the next fiscal year.

As a Japanese drone

developing and manufacturing company, ACSL will continue to develop and provide customer-first
products that meet the needs of inspection sites, thereby achieving steady results in the U.S. market, wherethere is considerable potential for drones.
Exhibition site

大手設備点検会社が参加した屋外デモの様子
Smart Controller “TENSO”

SOTEN with the infrared camera

当社米国子会社役員が登壇
ACSL, Inc. CEO Cynthia moderated a 90-minutesession on energy and utilities, featuring key utility
officials. (Ameren, Firmatek, Southern California
Edison, Florida Power & Light, and SouthernCompany)

ACSL booth

Commercial UAV Expo

Commercial UAV Expo, presented by Commercial UAV News, is the leading international trade show andconference focusing on the integration and operation of commercial UAS in select vertical markets.
In 2023, 206 exhibitors and 3,449 drone professionals participated in the show*2.
*1: The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a law concerning the defense budget that is introduced annually in the U.S. Congress. It governs U.S.
defense policy and establishes rules that prevent the U.S. from hiring companies that could be immediately converted to a particular country’s military orweapons industry.
*2: About | Commercial UAV Expo (expouav.com)

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ACSL and ACSL, Inc. (U.S. Subsidiary) https://www.acsl.co.jp/ACSL is developing domestically produced industrial drones to reduce manpower and unmanned
operations of existing operations in the industrial field.

In particular, ACSL provides cutting-edge

autonomous control technology with image processing and AI edge computing technology, and industrial
drones equipped with the same technology. ACSL drones have already been adopted in various fields
such as infrastructure inspection, postal and logistics services, and disaster mitigation and prevention.
In January 2023, the U.S. subsidiary ACSL, Inc. was established in California.

In order to meet the steadily

growing demand and interest from the U.S. market, we are currently continuing to expand our dealer
network throughout the U.S. In 2023, we began selling 50 drones; in 2024 including the second half of theyear, we have 9 distributors and expect to sell several hundred units, and in 2025, we anticipate a moresignificant increase in sales.
Inquiries for this news release
ACSL Ltd., PR

Tel: +81-3-6456-0931
Email: pr@acsl.co.jp

Attention This document is an unofficial translation of the timely disclosure on Sep 13, 2024 by ACSL andthis is for reference purpose only. In case of a discrepancy between the English and Japanese versions, theJapanese original shall prevail3