DJI
Chinese private manufacturer of consumer, enterprise and agricultural drones, cameras and imaging systems.
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DJI
DJI is a Shenzhen-based private manufacturer of consumer, enterprise and agricultural drones, cameras, stabilisers and imaging systems. It was founded in 2006, is privately held, and publishes neither market-share nor revenue figures, so none are given here.
Key Products
Mavic series — folding consumer and prosumer camera drones.
Matrice series — enterprise platforms for inspection, public safety and other professional operations, with configurable payloads and accessories.
Agras series — agricultural drone systems for crop-protection and farm operations.
Avata series — first-person-view camera drones for consumer use.
Business and Funding
DJI is private and does not publish financial statements, so no revenue figure is given. Its treatment under US procurement rules is changing quickly; the NDAA guide on this site carries the current position, with the FCC conditional approvals and state-law tables.
Why It Matters
DJI remains a central reference point for commercial drone product design, consumer adoption and the policy debate around Chinese-made UAS. Its importance does not require an unsupported claim that it is the largest supplier or that no competitor matches it. For readers, the durable point is that changes to access, procurement rules or supply chains involving DJI can affect operators, component suppliers and U.S. alternatives. Those policy effects should be reported from current primary sources, not inferred from an old market-share estimate.
Products
DJI Avata 360
The first FPV drone with a native 360° camera and the first with omnidirectional obstacle sensing. At 455 g it lives outside every sub-250 g exemption, and 23 minutes is what you get.
DJI Neo 2
A 151 g self-flying camera with the omnidirectional sensing and forward LiDAR its predecessor lacked, at a price that makes it the cheapest DJI worth buying. Nineteen minutes and a 1/2-inch sensor are the limits.
DJI Mini 5 Pro
The first sub-250 g drone with a 1-inch sensor, and the best consumer drone you can buy in 2026 if you live somewhere DJI will sell it to you.
DJI Matrice 400
DJI's heavy-lift flagship: 59 minutes with a thermal camera fitted, a 6 kg payload, 40 km of link and a LiDAR-and-radar sensing set no rival matches at the price. Barred from federal buyers, and since September its import carries 25 percent duty, with 100 percent on the thermal payload.
DJI Mavic 4 Pro
The best camera ever put on a folding drone: a 100 MP Four Thirds Hasselblad with two telephotos behind it, 51 minutes in the air, and a gimbal that rotates through vertical. Not sold by DJI in the United States.
DJI Matrice 4T
The compact enterprise drone the Mavic 3 Thermal buyers moved to: three cameras, a 640 × 512 radiometric thermal, a laser rangefinder and 49 minutes in a 1.4 kg folding airframe. Barred from federal buyers and, since September, taxed at 100 percent on import.
DJI Air 3S
The best all-round camera drone DJI sells in the United States: a 1-inch main sensor, a 70 mm telephoto, 45 minutes and forward LiDAR, at a price that undercuts the Mavic line by half.
DJI Mini 4 Pro
The most capable sub-250g drone DJI has sold in the US, and the right choice for anyone who wants serious image quality without triggering registration for recreational flying in the US or Canada.
DJI Air 3
A dual-camera mid-range drone that covers most shooting scenarios for enthusiast creators, sitting cleanly between the Mini 4 Pro and Mavic 3 Pro in capability and price.
DJI Mavic 3 Pro
A three-camera consumer drone for serious enthusiasts and semi-professional creators who need optical zoom without switching platforms. Its successor, the Mavic 4 Pro, is not sold by DJI in the US.
DJI Matrice 350 RTK
The benchmark enterprise inspection platform — IP55-rated, dual-operator capable, and compatible with the broadest payload ecosystem available, but off-limits for US federal government use under NDAA restrictions.
DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise
A polished compact mapping and inspection drone, now discontinued by DJI in favour of the Matrice 4 series and sold only as remaining dealer stock.
DJI Mini 4K
DJI's cheapest drone and a sound first one: 4K, a three-axis gimbal and GPS hold under 250 g, but no obstacle sensing. DJI's US store now lists it as discontinued.
Coverage
EASA Proposes Drone Registration and Remote ID From 100 g
FCC Moves to Bar Anzu Raptor Drones Over DJI Licence
Twelve States Restrict Chinese Drones for Public Agencies
FCC Bars New Drones With DJI Parts From 13 October
Wing Tells FCC Its Drone Rules Risk Grounding It
FAA Clears 15 DJI Drones the FCC Proposes to Ban
FCC Drone Ban Comment Record: 3,770 Opposed, 16 For
US Drone Tariffs of Up to 100% Take Effect September 3
Skyrover S1 vs DJI Mini 4 Pro: $249 vs $815
DJI Lito X1: Sub-250g Drone Nears US Launch
No One Is Replacing DJI in the US Consumer Market
Beijing Bans Drone Sales and Storage in Urban Areas
Topics
Guides
Guide
The Best Personal Drone: What You Can Actually Buy in 2026
The best personal drones of 2026, ranked by use case — and which ones you are allowed to buy where you live, because in 2026 that is the harder question.
Guide
NDAA Compliant Drones: The Complete Guide for 2026
What NDAA compliance requires, who the law applies to, which platforms qualify, and what the September tariffs did to the compliance premium.
Guide
Blue UAS Cleared List 2026: Every Approved Drone Platform
What the Blue UAS Cleared List covers, how a drone gets on it, why platforms come off, and why the DCMA portal that now holds it is hard to reach.