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DJI Matrice 4 Series

aerialproductionby DJI

DJI's enterprise drone platform (Matrice 4E and Matrice 4T), announced January 2025, for industrial operations: mapping/survey (4E) and…

Track DJI Matrice 4 Series
Manufacturer
DJI
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
Website
enterprise.dji.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies DJI Matrice 4 Series, a aerial by DJI (production): 1 verified deployment on record. 3 sources back the record.

Regulatory status1 FCC covered-list designation

DJI Matrice 4 Series has 1 FCC covered-list designation on record; no clearances are recorded in the registry.

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Appears inInspection & survey drones

Overview

DJI's enterprise drone platform (Matrice 4E and Matrice 4T), announced January 2025, for industrial operations: mapping/survey (4E) and thermal/inspection/public-safety (4T). Successor to the Matrice 3D/3TD enterprise line.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Form factor

aerial

Maker

DJI

Announced

2025-01-08

Variants

Matrice 4E and Matrice 4T

Class

enterprise

Retail price

Matrice 4T: ~$7,100-$7,800 (aircraft); Matrice 4E: lower. Full enterprise bundles with RC Plus 2 and payloads higher

Camera cost (est.)

Matrice 4T: 4-sensor gimbal (wide 48MP + medium tele 48MP + tele 48MP + thermal 640×512 VOx microbolometer). Matrice 4E: 3-sensor (no thermal). In-house DJI camera + gimbal. Est. $300-500 for camera/gimbal assembly

Gimbal

In-house DJI 3-axis mechanical stabilization; integrated with laser range finder (1800m range)

Motors

In-house DJI brushless motors; enterprise-grade for IP55 weather resistance and heavier payload

Battery

In-house DJI intelligent flight battery; TB30-type Li-ion 6S 131.6 Wh (5880 mAh); BMS ICs from Texas Instruments (external)

Flight controller

In-house DJI enterprise flight controller; O4 Enterprise Enhanced transmission (40km range); supports DJI Cellular Dongle 2 for 4G

Est. BOM cost

~$1,200-1,800 (enterprise drones have higher BOM-to-retail ratio than consumer; IP55 sealing, redundant systems, and thermal camera increase cost. Est. ~20-25% of $7,100 retail)

Est. gross margin

~75%+ on hardware; enterprise pricing commands premium but higher component costs (thermal sensor, IP55, redundant IMU/GPS). Net margin likely lower than consumer models due to lower volume

Key differentiators

Thermal imaging (4T only), laser range finder, IP55 (Matrice 4D/4TD variant), enterprise software integration (DJI Pilot 2), 49 min flight time, 25km transmission with 4G enhanced

Company revenue (2024)

CN¥50 billion (~US$7B) reported; Wikipedia lists CN¥80B (US$11.5B) for 2025

Net profit margin

~40% (2024 report) — nearly double Apple's, exceeding Hermès and POP MART

Market share

~70% global consumer drone market (90%+ as of June 2024 per Wikipedia)

Vertical integration

DJI designs/manufactures cameras, gimbals, motors, batteries, flight controllers, and propulsion systems in-house. 70%+ of BOM is in-house. External: battery management ICs (Texas Instruments), RF amplifier/noise cancellation chips (Qorvo), GPS receiver components (smartwatch-grade), camera sensor components (smartphone-grade)

BOM-to-retail ratio

~18-20% component cost vs retail price (vs 30-35% typical for smartphones). DJI produces drones at roughly half the materials cost of competitors

Key external suppliers

Texas Instruments (battery management ICs), Qorvo (RF signal amplifiers, noise cancellation), commodity semiconductor suppliers for 80% of 230+ components (shared with smartphones/PCs)

In-house components

Flight controllers, gimbal systems (3-axis mechanical stabilization), brushless motors, camera modules (Hasselblad-branded via DJI subsidiary), batteries (Li-ion/LiPo with integrated BMS), propulsion systems, image processing SoCs, OcuSync transmission systems

Teardown source (Mavic Air 2)

Fomalhaut Techno Solutions (Tokyo) + Nikkei Asian Review, Sept 2020. 230 components, 80% commodity/off-the-shelf, total parts cost ~$135 for $749-$799 retail drone

Teardown source (Inspire 1)

Advanced Structures India (ASI), should-cost analysis using xcPEP. 350+ parts, 184 features mapped, manufacturing cost ~₹1,63,052 INR (~$2,000), 80% of cost from electrical/electronic components

IP portfolio

185+ UAV-related patents in Japan alone (3x nearest competitor). Software, R&D, and patents drive retail premium over low hardware cost

Specs

Type

quadcopter

Class

enterprise

Use Cases

mapping, inspection, thermal, public safety

Variants

Matrice 4E, Matrice 4T

Announced

2025-01-08

Data & sources

Press releases

2

Web sources

1

3 sources backing this record.View all →

Availability and pricing

Availability
Not disclosed
Price
$5K to $7K (actual sale price)as of 2024-06-01
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

One-time purchase

$4,500 - $7,400 USDactual sale priceas of 2024-06-01

Source: DJI Matrice 4 Series — US enterprise resellers (dronenerds.com, advexure.com); M4E Universal ~$4,500, M4T Thermal ~$7,049–$7,400; DJI enterprise 2024

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Jun 1, 2024

Deployments (1)

  • DJI Matrice 4 Series at Globaloperational

    DJI Matrice 4 series enterprise drone deployed globally for infrastructure inspection, public safety, and surveying.

Free to use on your site, with a link back to DEPLOY.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of DJI

DJI Enterprise's overview of the Matrice 4 series enterprise drone. Mixed piloted and dock-paired operation; the fully-autonomous 'flies by itself' capability applies only to Dock 3-paired configurations and is DJI's framing.

From deployment: Global

Regulatory filings (1)

Safety record

No incidents on record for DJI Matrice 4 Series.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://enterprise.dji.com/news/detail/matrice-4-series-release
  2. https://enterprise.dji.com/matrice-4-series/specs
  3. https://dronelife.com/2025/01/08/dji-introduces-matrice-4-series-advanced-tools-for-enterprise-drone-operations/

Common questions

What is DJI Matrice 4 Series?
DJI's enterprise drone platform (Matrice 4E and Matrice 4T), announced January 2025, for industrial operations: mapping/survey (4E) and thermal/inspection/public-safety (4T). Successor to the Matrice 3D/3TD enterprise line.
How much does DJI Matrice 4 Series cost?
DJI Matrice 4 Series is listed at $4,500 to $7,400 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
DJI Matrice 4 Series — US enterprise resellers (dronenerds.com, advexure.com); M4E Universal ~$4,500, M4T Thermal ~$7,049–$7,400; DJI enterprise 2024
Is DJI Matrice 4 Series actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. DJI Matrice 4 Series is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes DJI Matrice 4 Series?
DJI Matrice 4 Series is made by DJI, based in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2006.
Where is DJI Matrice 4 Series deployed?
1 verified deployment of DJI Matrice 4 Series is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global.
Can you buy DJI Matrice 4 Series?
DJI Matrice 4 Series is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
Is DJI Matrice 4 Series approved by regulators?
DJI Matrice 4 Series has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FCC covered-list designation, active. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
What are alternatives to DJI Matrice 4 Series?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to DJI Matrice 4 Series include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.
How does DJI Matrice 4 Series compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?
DJI Matrice 4 Series and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. DJI Matrice 4 Series has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is DJI Matrice 4 Series a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, DJI Matrice 4 Series ranks in roughly the top 36% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is DJI Matrice 4 Series's maturity stage?
DJI Matrice 4 Series is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Is DJI Matrice 4 Series safe?
DJI Matrice 4 Series has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
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Company IR disclosure
1
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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for DJI Matrice 4 Series.

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