# AirForestry Harvesting System at Sweden: deployment

Canonical ID: `525bdec4-7ac5-48ca-9318-29a6aae24fed`

6.2m autonomous electric drone for ground-free forest thinning. Completed world’s first drone harvest of a tree in a real forest. Multiple Swedish forestry companies collaborating.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-21_

- **Slug:** airforestry-harvesting-system-sweden
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [AirForestry Harvesting System](/models/airforestry-harvesting-system.md) (id: `6e2f9f15-d8ca-4be7-8afd-0aed3ea797c8`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [AirForestry](/companies/airforestry.md) (id: `29e7c26d-e7d7-497c-b74a-935db9a056d2`)
- **Location:** [Sweden](/locations/sweden.md) (id: `f7c95eaa-e042-4932-b6f4-6aa85db63b9e`)
- **Operator:** [AirForestry](/companies/airforestry.md) (id: `29e7c26d-e7d7-497c-b74a-935db9a056d2`)
- **First seen:** 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/05/27/thinning-from-above-forest-industry-and-airforestry-in-groundbreaking-collaboration/

## Common questions

### What is the AirForestry Harvesting System deployment at Sweden?

AirForestry Harvesting System, built by AirForestry, is recorded as a deployment at Sweden on the DEPLOY registry. AirForestry operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates AirForestry Harvesting System at Sweden?

AirForestry, the manufacturer of AirForestry Harvesting System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the AirForestry Harvesting System deployment at Sweden go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting May 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the AirForestry Harvesting System deployment at Sweden?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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