JISDA

What JISDA does

JISDA Corporation (JISDA株式会社, Japan Technical Security and Defense Strategy Organization) is a Tokyo-headquartered, privately-held defense technology startup founded in November 2025. The company is organized around three business domains: unmanned systems (UAV/USV/UUV and coordinated swarm operations), cybersecurity (OT consulting and digital forensics), and tactical medicine and biotech (emergency kits, biometric monitoring, cognitive load reduction). Its product portfolio spans fixed-wing UAVs (ACM-00 Kabura, ACM-01 Shiraha), a quadcopter (Kakeru-AQ10), a USV (Mizukaze), a UUV (Kagerou), the Skill House training and replenishment package, OT cyber consulting, digital forensics, next-generation emergency kits, biometric data infrastructure, cognitive load reduction interfaces, and visualization and simulation technology.

Core technology centers on proprietary GPS-independent SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) for autonomous flight in jamming environments, AI-driven real-time cyber threat detection with quantum-era encryption, multi-agent coordination of heterogeneous unmanned swarms, and biometric data acquisition and analysis platforms. The products are designed under a modular, continuously updatable philosophy and are explicitly informed by approximately three years of field research conducted by JISDA personnel near active front lines in Ukraine.

JISDA generates revenue through direct hardware sales to Japanese government defense agencies (Self-Defense Forces, Coast Guard), bundled training and replenishment services (Skill House), cybersecurity and OT consulting engagements, and tactical medicine product packages. Distribution is primarily direct-to-government supplemented by consortium-based aggregation through RISE (unmanned systems) and RESCUE (medical and bio) consortia, with international expansion limited to a Ukraine operational base and allied-nation partnership intent. Unit pricing for the expendable ACM-01 Shiraha drone is approximately 70,000 yen (~$450), while most other products and services are quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

JISDA

Legal name

JISDA株式会社

Website

https://jisda.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

JISDA is a Tokyo-based defense technology startup founded in November 2025 that develops GPS-independent unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater systems, OT cybersecurity and digital forensics, and tactical medicine and biometric platforms for Japan's Self-Defense Forces, Coast Guard, and critical infrastructure operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Unmanned Systems

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) & Autonomous Aerial Platforms (IMABAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) & Autonomous Subsea Platforms (IMABAIAF), Defense R&D, Test, Evaluation & Innovation (BPAIAHAC)

Keywords

• Defense unmanned systems
• Tactical medicine technology
• Cybersecurity consulting
• Autonomous drone navigation
• Military ISR solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Unmanned Systems (UAV/USV/UUV) Hardware Sales: Sale of proprietary unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vehicles including ACM-00 Kabura, Kakeru-AQ10, Mizukaze, Kagerou, and ACM-01 Shiraha. Hardware is sold with modular design principles enabling rapid modification and continuous improvement based on field feedback. Single large transaction model with government procurement cycles.
2. Skill House Training and Replenishment Services: Comprehensive drone training, storage, and replenishment package providing aircraft stock management, repair, replenishment, and advanced operational training under field-realistic conditions. Offered as a bundled 'use-and-replace' service for security, crisis management, and defense customers.
3. Cybersecurity Consulting and OT Solutions: Cybersecurity consulting services for OT environments including network separation, access control, vulnerability assessment, and incident response planning. Also includes digital forensics services for post-incident investigation and evidence preservation.
4. Tactical Medicine Products and Biometric Data Platforms: Next-generation emergency medical kits (protocol + equipment packages), biometric data acquisition infrastructure, and cognitive load reduction interfaces sold to defense and security organizations. Continuous improvement model based on field operational feedback.
5. Defense Consulting Services: Security consulting services leveraging three years of Ukraine battlefield field research to inform Japan's security strategy, defense industry practices, and equipment development processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JISDA develops and sells unmanned systems (UAVs, USVs, UUVs), cybersecurity solutions for OT environments, and tactical medicine and biotech technologies for defense and security applications. Core products include the ACM-00 Kabura and ACM-01 Shiraha fixed-wing UAVs, Kakeru-AQ10 quadcopter, Mizukaze USV, Kagerou UUV, OT cyber consulting, digital forensics, next-generation emergency medical kits, and biometric data acquisition platforms. Offerings are delivered through consortium models (RISE for unmanned systems, RESCUE for tactical medicine) and bundled training services (Skill House) targeting Japanese government defense agencies and critical infrastructure operators.

Product overview

JISDA operates as a defense technology company organized around three core business domains: Unmanned Systems, Cyber Security, and Tactical Medicine & Biotech. The unmanned systems portfolio spans fixed-wing UAVs (ACM-00 Kabura, ACM-01 Shiraha), quadcopters (Kakeru-AQ10), USVs (Mizukaze), and UUVs (Kagerou), supported by coordinated swarm operations solutions and the Skill House training and replenishment package. The cyber security domain covers OT consulting and digital forensics services. The biotech domain encompasses next-generation emergency kits, biometric data infrastructure, cognitive load reduction interfaces, and visualization/simulation technology. JISDA's products are built around a modular, continuously updatable design philosophy informed by field research conducted in Ukraine, and are delivered through the RISE consortium framework and the RESCUE medical and bio consortium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RISE: Unmanned asset consortium focused on integrating technologies from communication, airframe, propulsion, sensors, and control sectors to develop modular unmanned systems.
• Skill House
• RESCUE

Products and services

• ACM-00 Kabura Lightweight, low-cost fixed-wing UAV platform designed for continuous modification and field operations. Modular construction enables easy repair, replacement, and reassembly, allowing rapid incorporation of operational feedback into the airframe. Supports wide-area situational awareness and stable deployment for defense customers.
• Kakeru-AQ10 10-inch quadcopter drone designed for close-range situational awareness, inspection, initial disaster response confirmation, and sensor operations at near distances. Suitable for defense, security, and emergency response applications.
• Mizukaze 14-foot unmanned surface vessel (USV) for ISR missions. Equipped with high-precision sensors for wide-area surveillance and reconnaissance, combining stealth and mobility for responsive intelligence collection in diverse maritime environments.
• Kagerou Small unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for ISR missions. Achieves high stealth and silence underwater, designed specifically for reconnaissance and search operations that require rapid and reliable approach to targets.
• ACM-01 Shiraha Fully domestically manufactured fixed-wing UAV with a 1.9-meter wingspan priced at approximately 70,000 yen (~$450). Designed as a low-cost, expendable training platform meant to be used, damaged, and replaced. Developed based on three years of field research in Ukraine near active front lines, targeting defense and security training programs.
• Heterogeneous Unmanned Swarm (UAV/USV/UUV) Coordinated Operations Solution Solution for coordinated operation of air, sea, and underwater unmanned platforms under common operational design and data integration. Enables wide-area, long-endurance, multi-point surveillance and uninterrupted information collection through role allocation and redundancy rather than maximizing individual platform performance.
• Skill House Drone Training and Replenishment Package (壊し放題・実運用重視の無人機訓練ソリューション) Comprehensive drone training package for defense, disaster response, and security operations. Features an unlimited damage mechanism allowing operators to train without excessive concern for equipment loss, combined with storage, management, repair, and replenishment support so users can focus entirely on training.
• Next-Generation Emergency Kit (次世代救急キット) Field emergency equipment package integrating latest emergency medicine knowledge with updated procedures (protocols). Includes scenario-based prioritization, portability, on-site decision-load management, and ease of training, with continuous improvement based on operational feedback.
• Biometric Data Acquisition and Analysis Infrastructure (生体データ取得・解析基盤) System for acquiring and analyzing sleep quality, heart rate variability, activity levels, and recovery metrics in an operationally feasible manner, with results returned to both individuals and organizations. Focuses on safety and performance improvement rather than surveillance.
• Cognitive Load Reduction Interface (認知負荷低減インタフェース) Module providing information optimization, attention resource allocation support, prioritization, and procedure guidance for environments where operators handle multiple machines and information sources simultaneously, supporting decision quality and speed.
• Visualization and Simulation Technology (可視化・シミュレーション技術) Technology group converting non-visible factors such as remote environments, electromagnetic conditions, and human physical states into operationally manageable formats, using real observation data combined with estimation and simulation to accelerate training, verification, and improvement cycles.
• OT Domain Cyber Consulting (OT領域のサイバーコンサルティング) Cybersecurity consulting for OT domains including manufacturing sites and medical facilities. Provides practically implementable measures including network segmentation, access control, vulnerability assessment, and incident response procedure development, tailored to operational continuity and safety constraints.
• Digital Forensics (デジタルフォレンジック) Digital forensics services enabling rapid root cause investigation and evidence preservation during cybersecurity incidents and attacks. Includes intrusion path identification, impact scope assessment, attack method analysis, and remediation planning, with specialized capabilities for OT and hardware-inclusive systems including unmanned platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• AirKamuy 150 cardboard drone: assembled in 5 minutes, priced at ~$2,500, reduced radar detectability vs conventional materials
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FastNeura CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026JISDA Corporation and FastNeura Corporation announced strategic collaboration in cognitive support and biosensing within medical and bio sectors. The collaboration aims to develop a foundation for supporting human cognition and concentration in high-load environments, leveraging FastNeura's expertise alongside JISDA's tactical medicine and biotech capabilities.
• RESCUE Consortium (Medical and Bio Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026JISDA established the RESCUE consortium to promote research and development in tactical medicine and biological data utilization in Japan's defense sector. The initiative aims to develop solutions for extreme condition challenges applicable across disaster response and healthcare fields, positioning JISDA as the focal organization driving consortium activities.
• MadeHere Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 18 March 2026Collaboration through the RISE (Resilient Initiative for Unmanned Systems Engineering) consortium to advance drone manufacturing using 3D printing and next-generation manufacturing technologies. Focus areas include: 3D printing for airframe components and auxiliary structures, agile design and modification via digital development, and supply chain resilience by reducing dependency on specific procurement sources.
• RISE Consortium (Resilient Initiative for Unmanned Systems Engineering)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025RISE is an unmanned asset consortium founded by JISDA to integrate companies and researchers across communication, airframe, propulsion, sensor, and control domains. JISDA contributes operational expertise to build a more flexible and sustainable drone development ecosystem in Japan, expanding the country's drone operational capabilities through partnerships with unmanned aircraft companies.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Anduril Industries: US-based defense technology prime building AI-powered autonomous systems (Lattice software, Ghost, Roadrunner UAS, Dive-LD UUV) for Western and allied governments. Directly comparable to JISDA's multi-domain unmanned + AI cyber approach and is actively pursuing Japanese SHIELD program opportunities.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Norwegian defense and marine technology prime with Hugin AUVs, Seaglider UUVs, and integrated maritime domain awareness solutions. Comparable incumbent for JISDA's underwater (Kagerou) and surface (Mizukaze) unmanned maritime portfolio targeting allied-nation defense customers.
• Ocean Infinity: Maritime robotics company operating large fleets of USVs and UUVs for ocean surveying, search, and increasingly defense ISR. Comparable to JISDA's Mizukaze and Kagerou unmanned maritime platforms and the consortium-driven go-to-market model.
• Shield AI: US defense-tech company specializing in AI-piloted autonomous aircraft (Hivemind, V-BAT) for GPS-denied and EW-contested environments. Highly comparable to JISDA's GPS-independent SLAM and swarm autonomy focus, and a competitor for Indo-Pacific allied-nation contracts.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Defense): Japan's largest defense prime producing missiles, naval platforms, and increasingly unmanned systems. Sets the procurement and technology baseline against which JISDA's consortium-based SHIELD offerings will be evaluated.
• NEC Corporation (Defense & Aerospace): Major Japanese defense prime and IT integrator supplying cybersecurity, command-and-control, and unmanned systems to JSDF. Comparable as a larger established Japanese incumbent competing for the same SHIELD and cyber contracts that JISDA targets.

Emerging players

• Saildrone: US-based developer of autonomous unmanned surface vessels for maritime ISR, hydrography, and defense surveillance. Directly comparable to JISDA's Mizukaze USV and the multi-domain (air/sea/subsea) ISR ambition.

Direct peers

• Air Kamui: Japanese startup that developed the AirKamuy 150 expendable cardboard drone already used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Closest peer in the attritable, low-cost UAS niche that JISDA's ACM-01 Shiraha and Skill House target.
• ACSL: Japanese listed drone manufacturer (Mini, SOTEN, PF4) supplying small UAVs for security, infrastructure inspection, and Japanese government use. Closest Japanese direct peer in the small/medium unmanned aerial systems category for civil-security and defense-adjacent markets.
• Prodrone: Japanese industrial drone maker focused on large-payload, dual-use commercial and government UAVs. Comparable as a domestic Japanese alternative for defense, inspection, and disaster-response drone procurement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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