DJI unveils its most advanced delivery drone yet, with 100-kg lifting capability 

DJI has introduced its most advanced delivery drone ever, the FlyCart 100, a heavy-lift aircraft touted as having a 100-kilogram payload capacity, integrated LiDAR, a factory-installed parachute, and a new multi-sensor safety suite.  

The FlyCart 100 builds on the FlyCart 30, which flew a mission to the peak of Mount Everest last year. The new model uses a coaxial four-axis, eight-rotor layout with larger motors, 62-inch carbon fiber propellers, and an optimized wing design. DJI says the upgrades allow the drone to carry 65 kilograms for 12 kilometers on two batteries, or 80 kilograms for 6 kilometers in a single-battery emergency configuration. 

The drone also introduces an ultra-fast charging system compatible with DJI’s C12000 charger and D14000iE generator, expected to provide rapid recharging in less than 20 minutes. Hot-swappable 41Ah batteries integrate with a dedicated incubator so crews can maintain performance in cold weather and shorten turnaround time in continuous operations. 

DJI developed a new Flagship Winch System for the platform, featuring a 30-meter cable, electric hook, and automatic or manual release options. The system retracts loads at 1.2 meters per second, allowing operators to place cargo in confined or hazardous areas without landing. 

DJI says the FlyCart 100 is DJI’s first delivery drone to combine integrated LiDAR for terrain mapping, millimeter-wave radar for all-around detection, a penta-vision camera system, and a built-in parachute that slows descent to 7 meters per second in an emergency. It’s protected against dust and heavy rain, works in temperatures ranging from -4°F to 104°F, can fly in winds up to about 27 mph, and can operate as high as 20,000 feet.

DJI also released the DJI Delivery App and DJI DeliveryHub, giving operators a unified interface for route planning, real-time monitoring, team management, and data analysis. The drone supports PSDK and high-power interfaces for third-party payloads.  The launch marks a significant expansion of DJI’s global delivery portfolio, but, of note, the product is not available for sale in the United States, where China-based DJI faces sweeping federal restrictions tied to national-security concerns. 

That’s because DJI remains on the US Department of Defense list of Chinese military companies and on the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which restricts its access to US technology. Federal agencies cannot buy or operate DJI drones under the American Security Drone Act, and proposed legislation — including the Countering CCP Drones Act — would block DJI products from US communications infrastructure, a change that would effectively halt all commercial sales in the US. 

Those restrictions do not prevent consumer ownership of existing DJI drones, but they create a de facto ban on new commercial systems like the FlyCart 100, especially in heavy-lift categories that require close coordination with US regulators and supply-chain partners. The post DJI unveils its most advanced delivery drone yet, with 100-kg lifting capability  appeared first on AeroTime.

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