The Japan UAS Industry Development Association (JUIDA) was established in July 2014 with the aim of contributing to the sound development of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry in Japan. Subsequently, in July 2021, the scope of its business was expanded to include "Advanced Mobility Systems (AMS)," including flying cars.

JUIDA disseminate information on the latest trends and issues related to AMS in Japan and overseas through newsletters and seminars. Besides, we are focusing on safety measures and human resource education related to the operation of unmanned aircraft, including the formulation of safety guidelines that define safe operation rules and etiquette, and the issuance of JUIDA pilot certificates and JUIDA safe flight administrator certificates in the JUIDA-accredited school system. To this end, we are engaged in dialogue with the government and making recommendations to the government.　

JUIDA's membership includes companies and individuals from various fields related to AMS in Japan and abroad, as well as research institutes, universities, related ministries, and local governments. In the past few years, more and more people from different industries have joined JUIDA, and the number of members, both corporate and individual, has been expanding every year.

Since 2016, the "Japan Drone" exhibition has been held annually at Makuhari Messe hosted by JUIDA, and since 2022, the "Advanced Air Mobility Expo" has been held simultaneously, playing a major role in industry promotion as the only independent AMS exhibition in Japan. In December 2022, the first regional exhibition "Japan Drone/Advanced Air Mobility Expo in Kyushu (Fukuoka)" was held. We will continue to be actively involved in regional development activities by holding regional exhibitions and collaborating with JUIDA-accredited schools across the country.

Immediately after its establishment, JUIDA concluded MOUs with overseas organizations related to unmanned aerial systems and has exchanged various information with them through participation in overseas exhibitions and seminars, dispatches of delegations from Japan to overseas and acceptance of delegations from overseas to Japan, and distributing English newsletters. We will continue to further strengthen our ties with overseas AMS-related organizations.

In 2017, JUIDA proposed a global standard for unmanned aircraft pilot training to ISO, which was published in 2021 (ISO 23665). This is the first time that a Japanese proposal has been published as an ISO international standard for unmanned aircraft. We are currently contributing to international standardization activities as a domestic deliberative body of ISO/TC20/SC16/WG3.

In April 2020, we launched the "Technical Journal of Advanced Mobility," an online technical journal to support AMS technology and research and development. As an advanced technology accumulation medium for UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System), UAM (Urban Air Mobility), and AAM (Advanced Air Mobility), we widely publish research results in all fields to the world, and the number of accesses reaches 1000 per month. did.

Currently, the area of activity that we are placing the most emphasis on is the utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles in times of disaster. We have concluded a "Disaster Support Agreement in the Event of a Large-Scale Disaster" with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Eastern Army in February 2019, and have conducted joint drills and dispatched to disaster-stricken areas. With regard to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake that occurred on January 1 in 2024, based on the request from the local government in the affected area and the "Agreement on Disaster Support" with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 10th Division, we dispatched our integrated crisis general manager to the area and, together with partner companies, conducted a wide range of activities including searching for victims, medicine delivery, aerial photography of the affected situation, and regular monitoring of sediment dams using a drone port over a long period of time. This is the first time in Japan that unmanned aerial vehicles have been systematically operated on such a large scale during a disaster.

In Japan, the rapid decline in birthrates and the aging of society have resulted in a shrinking labor force, declining growth, shrinking markets, and declining affluence, which are serious national challenges. In response to these social issues, the government, local governments, and the private sector are cooperating to promote the Super City Digital Rural City concept, and AMS, including unmanned aerial systems, is an essential tool in this concept.

Under these circumstances, the revised Civil Aeronautics Law went into effect on December 5, 2022, allowing unmanned aircraft such as drones to fly unassisted and out of sight in manned areas, so-called Level 4 flight. This marks the beginning of a new era for various businesses using unmanned aircraft in Japan and is recognized as an epoch-making event in the world.

Due to these movements, JUIDA has maintained its existing accredited school system while providing support to schools that wish to become newly started registered training organizations. At the same time, JUIDA has assumed an important responsibility as an auditing organization for registered training institutes. We will continue our efforts to promote the utilization of the sky, to promote new industries, and to contribute to solving social issues.