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Matrice 400

DJI's Matrice 400 is a heavy-lift enterprise drone (released June 2025) for power-line inspection, surveying, mapping, and public safety; ~6 kg payload, up to…

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Manufacturer
DJI
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Website
dji.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Matrice 400, a aerial by DJI (research). 1 source back the record.

Appears inInspection & survey drones

Overview

DJI's Matrice 400 is a heavy-lift enterprise drone (released June 2025) for power-line inspection, surveying, mapping, and public safety; ~6 kg payload, up to ~59 minutes flight, with rotating LiDAR, mmWave radar, and low-light vision for obstacle sensing.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Payload

~6 kg

Flight time

~59 min

Class

heavy-lift enterprise drone

Sensor suite

rotating LiDAR, mmWave radar, low-light vision

Specs

Class

heavy-lift enterprise drone

Payload

~6 kg

Flight time

~59 min

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Not disclosed
Price
$10K to $13K (analyst estimate)as of 2026-01-01
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

One-time purchase

$9,500 - $13,000 USDanalyst estimateas of 2026-01-01

Source: DJI Matrice 400 (DJI Gold Partner)

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 Jan 1, 2026

Recent activity

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

Full change history →

Safety record

No incidents on record for Matrice 400.

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

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.dji.com/downloads/products/matrice-400

Common questions

What is Matrice 400?
DJI's Matrice 400 is a heavy-lift enterprise drone (released June 2025) for power-line inspection, surveying, mapping, and public safety; ~6 kg payload, up to ~59 minutes flight, with rotating LiDAR, mmWave radar, and low-light vision for obstacle sensing.
How much does Matrice 400 cost?
Matrice 400 is listed at $9,500 to $13,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an analyst estimate, not an official price.
https://www.dslrpros.com/products/dji-matrice-400
Is Matrice 400 actually deployed in the real world?
Matrice 400 is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
What are the specs of Matrice 400?
Matrice 400's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Payload: ~6 kg; Flight time: ~59 min. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes Matrice 400?
Matrice 400 is made by DJI, based in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2006.
Can you buy Matrice 400?
Matrice 400 is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Matrice 400?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Matrice 400 include Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), MQ-9 Reaper, Wing Delivery Aircraft.
How does Matrice 400 compare to Skydio X10?
Matrice 400 and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 20 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Matrice 400 has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Matrice 400 a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Matrice 400 ranks in roughly the top 74% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Matrice 400's maturity stage?
Matrice 400 is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Matrice 400 deployed?
No verified deployments of Matrice 400 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Matrice 400 safe?
Matrice 400 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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

Methodology surface for Matrice 400.

Recent coverage

Matrice 400 in third-party press

New DJI parachute helps protect Matrice 400 drone during emergencies

Jul 14, 2026

DJI launches AP100 parachute system for Matrice 400 enterprise drone

Jul 9, 2026

The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 lookalike is down to $329

Jul 6, 2026