We will conduct a survey for drone inspections of domestic power facilities in Ukraine.

Padeco Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tomoyuki Shigenaga; hereinafter referred to as Padeco) and Prodrone Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; President and CEO: Shunsuke Toya; hereinafter referred to as Prodrone) were commissioned by the World Bank to carry out a survey (hereinafter referred to as the "Survey") for drone inspections of the power transmission network of Ukraine National Electricity Transmission Corporation (Ukrenergo). Padeco will be entrusted with this public notice as Prime, and Prodrone will be in charge of conducting the actual drone inspection survey. The inspection and investigation aircraft PRODRONE PD4B-M We are currently preparing for the export of the aircraft. This research work will be conducted jointly with Padeco and Ukrenergo, and the final report is scheduled to be submitted to the World Bank in December of this year.

PRODRONE PD4B-M to be used for the investigation

■About Padeco Co., Ltd. https://www.padeco.co.jp/ Padeco Co., Ltd. was established in 1983 by a professional group with extensive overseas consulting experience. Since then, we have become one of the internationally recognized development consulting companies due to our international staff with various specialized fields. Padeco is a unique consultancy that can approach people from various fields of expertise and different cultures. Our fields of expertise are wide-ranging, including transport and transportation, urban and regional planning, environment and energy, privatization and PFI projects, port development, railway development, road development, project management, satellite and aviation projects, education, economic and social development, human resource development, information and communication technology, tourism development, BOP support, and overseas business support services. Additionally, we have established a system in which associates from all over the world can participate at any time, depending on the type and specialty of the project, in order to provide the best possible service.■About Prodrone Co., Ltd. https://www.prodrone.com/jp With the vision of "becoming the most trusted drone company in the region," we aim to build a drone ecosystem in the Chubu region. We provide a one-stop service for everything from development to production of industrial drones, including the PD6B-Type3 multicopter, which has started mass production with a maximum recommended payload of 20kg, and the PDH-GS120 helicopter, which can fly for two hours and has excellent weather resistance.