Events
Organizer's Theme Exhibition Zone
Drone-driven Infrastructure Revolution
New Challenges in AAM (Flying Cars)
The Organizer's Theme Exhibition Zone featured national policies, industry roadmaps, and the latest initiatives related to drones and eVTOLs, presented by government agencies, local authorities, industry stakeholders, and related media.
Participated Companies and Organizations
- ・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
- ・Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
- ・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
- ・East Japan Railway Company
- ・Kyushu Railway Company
- ・Osaka Metro Co., Ltd.
- ・Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
- ・Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
- ・Kansai Economic Federation
- ・ANA HOLDINGS INC.
- ・Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
- ・Marubeni Aerospace Co., Ltd.
- ・ORIX Corporation
- ・teTra aviation corp.
- ・Tokyo Metropolitan Government
- ・Aichi Mobility Innovation Project
- ・Osaka Prefectural Government
- ・Hyogo Prefecture Drone Utilization Platform
- ・Fukushima Prefectural Government
- ・Nagasaki Prefectural Government
- ・Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd./ Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc.
Drones x Regional Development: Municipal PR Zone
*Video advertisements were displayed on the official website and at the lounge area on the exhibition floor.
Safe and Secure Community Development: Promotional videos showcasing drone-based tourism initiatives by municipalities, organizations pursuing smart city development, and tourism associations were presented on the official website and in the lounge area on the exhibition floor.
Drone Movie Contest 2026
Digital Hollywood Robotics Academy and Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA) jointly held a drone aerial photography contest to promote outstanding drone footage in accordance with safety guidelines.
Drone Movie Contest 2026 Grand Prize
Shinji Shibata
Drone Movie Contest 2026 Grand Prize, Scenes Never Seen Before
"Tadami Line – Winter Time"
Judges' Special Award
OSAWA Award
Tasuku Igarashi
Broadcasting System of Niigata Inc.
"The Distant Snow Cornice-Challenging Mt. Sumon in the Depths of Winter"
ozora Award
Azumi Nakamura
"Mt. Yoshino – The Fragrance of Spring from the Heart of Yoshino"
Japan Drone & AAM Awards 2026
The Japan Drone & AAM Awards are held with the aim of encouraging the development of the drone industry by promoting the development of exhibitors' products, technologies, and services, as well as their sales channels, and by disseminating information about outstanding products and services both domestically and internationally.
The awards recognize innovative and promising products, technologies, services, and new business initiatives, honoring their achievements and presenting them with awards.
Evaluation Criteria
① Hardware Category
② Software/Application Category
③ International Category
- ・Concept or Idea (Uniqueness, etc.)
- ・Usability/User Experience or Reliability
- ・Performance/Capability/Performance
- ・Buzz/Expectations
③ Advanced Air Mobility Category
- ・Concept or Idea (Uniqueness, etc.)
- ・Performance/Capability/Performance
- ・Technical Proficiency
- ・Social Impact or Significance
Japan Drone & AAM Awards 2026
Hardware Division Grand Prize
Aerosense Co., Ltd.
[AeroBo wing (AS-VT02K)]
Software & Applications Division Grand Prize
Paix Avi / FwriteDown
[FwriteDown]
Advanced Air Mobility Division Grand Prize
Seibu Construction Co., Ltd.
[Wall-Contact Work Drone (WallWorkDrone)]
Overseas Division Grand Prize
H3R Inc.
[Cooperative System for Vehicles and Drones]
Judges’ Special Award
This award is presented when the judges, after reviewing the exhibition booths on-site, recognize products, technologies, or services—or the exhibitors themselves—that they deem particularly worthy of a special award. It is awarded on an irregular basis each fiscal year. Companies may be selected even if they have not entered the competition. This fiscal year, two companies received the award.
① National Fire Agency, Republic of Korea / National fire research institute
【AI-Powered Standard Ground Control System (GCS) for Missing Person Search and Firefighting Drones】
② FPT UAV
【Vietnam Pavilion】
Audience Award
This award is presented to the entry that receives the most votes from visitors during the event, selected from among all nominated products, technologies, and services across all categories.
Paix Avi / FwriteDown
【FwriteDown】
JUIDA TECHNICAL JOURNAL
Special Feature
“Poster Session 2026”
As a leading platform for advanced technologies related to UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems), UAM (Flying Cars), and AAM (Next-Generation Air Mobility), the “JUIDA Technical Journal”—a collection of technical papers that widely disseminates research findings across all fields—held a poster session. Representatives from universities, research institutions, and companies gathered to engage in lively discussions on a wide range of topics, including technological development, disaster response, education, safety assessment, and societal implementation related to drones and next-generation air mobility.
