Elevate your industrial operations with ASW—home to American-engineered heavy-lift UAVs built to power your toughest challenges.
Capacity: up to 66 lbs (30kg)
HLM Octocopter: Maximum Power, Fully Autonomous
The HLM Octocopter is ASW’s most powerful UAV—engineered for highly specialized missions requiring larger custom payloads, multiple sensors, or advanced onboard peripherals. With eight motors and unmatched lift capacity, it offers superior stability and performance for the most demanding operations.
Equipped with the industry-standard ArduCopter flight stack, the Octocopter supports fully autonomous missions, including automated takeoff and landing. Whether you’re integrating complex payload arrays or conducting precision data collection, the HLM Octo is built to handle it—mission after mission.
Manufactured in the USA and tailored to your exact use case.
Typical Investment Range: $37,999 – $72,999
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ASW drones are built for high-impact applications across industries—from parcel delivery and cinematography to precision agriculture and advanced surveying. Our platforms support extra-large camera systems, multi-gimbal cinematography rigs, high-weight LiDAR and multispectral payloads, and missions requiring multiple high-draw onboard peripherals.
Designed for stability, endurance, and full system redundancy, ASW drones excel in carrying large sprayers, spreaders, and other complex payloads—delivering industrial performance where it counts.
FAQ
What Payloads Are Available?
Payloads ranging from precision agriculture sensors to counter-UAS and package delivery systems have been integrated with our aircraft.
Common payloads can be integrated with an off-the-shelf payload tray. For unique payloads, our experienced team can design a bolt-on interface tailored to your mission.
Our aircraft are designed to work with nearly any payload—whether it exists today or will be released years from now.
Does ASW Offer Training Courses?
ASW offers training courses for all of the systems we sell. In-depth sessions are available for novice operators and those without existing certifications, while short courses are available for more experienced pilots simply requiring familiarity training on their new vehicle. Additionally, currency days with factory certified trainers are available for those who need to log flight time for operational requirements.
Does ASW offer OEM Course Assistance?
In addition to conducting training, ASW has helped multiple sUAS manufactures develop OEM courses to complement their products. If you have a new system ready for market and wish to offer the best value to your clients, please consider contacting ASW to develop a customized training solution.
Does ASW Offer Engineering Services?
The team at ASW has extensive experience providing complex unmanned systems to civil and government customers. We can provide expert solutions to meet your requirements. Our services include:
Full Systems Engineering Support
OEM Design, Integration, & Custom Builds
Payload Design
Software Design
Consultation
Does ASW offer a safety system?
Yes, through our sister company, PARASAFE
In July of 2021, Aero Systems West, Inc. was acquired by Nippon Kayaku Company. This acquisition further advanced our commitment to enabling UAS flight safety. Nippon Kayaku Company has contributed to UAS safety through the development of high reliability fast deploying parachute safety devices. Through this acquisition, Nippon Kayaku Company and ASW have unified their visions and goals to deliver “Safety as a Standard.”
Does ASW offer accident protection?
With Accident Protection we’ll repair your drone after any accident, regardless of cause.
All DroneCare Complete customers who have completed their training are eligible for Accident Protection.
Does ASW offer a maintenance plan?
We provide hassle-free regular maintenance by aviation experts to keep your drone working well for years
Simply use our pre-paid shipping label; we’ll check every nut and bolt, replace any worn-out parts, and ensure all subsystems are fully upgraded
Does ASW Offer A Warranty?
With our ONE YEAR Limited Warranty, our experienced customer service team will repair any unforeseen issues.
