The Matrice 400 RTK is now available at XBOOM — and it’s the most capable enterprise drone we’ve ever put in front of Indian operators. It replaces the Matrice 300 and 350 RTK at the top of DJI’s heavy-lift line, and if your work involves surveying, inspection, public safety or mapping, it’s built to change how a full day in the field looks.
Here’s an honest breakdown of what the Matrice 400 actually does, what it costs in India, and who it’s for — from the team that sells, services and trains on it.
What the Matrice 400 RTK Actually Is
The Matrice 400 (DJI M400) is DJI’s flagship enterprise platform — a heavy-lift, multi-payload aircraft engineered for professional missions rather than photography. It takes the proven M300/M350 RTK formula and pushes almost every number forward: longer flight time, nearly double the payload, sharper obstacle sensing and onboard AI computing.
For any team running mission-critical aerial operations, the Matrice 400 RTK is designed to be the airframe you build an entire program around, not a single-job tool.
59 Minutes in the Air, 6 kg of Payload
Two specs define this drone. First, endurance: up to 59 minutes of forward flight (53 minutes hovering) on the TB100 intelligent battery. That’s a genuine jump over the M350, and it’s the difference between covering a site in one sortie versus landing to swap batteries halfway through.
The TB100 battery is rated for 400 charge cycles and is hot-swappable — pilots change batteries without powering the aircraft down, so between-flight downtime shrinks to almost nothing on long inspection days.
Second, lift: a maximum payload of 6 kg, almost double the M350 RTK, with support for up to seven simultaneous payload configurations. That headroom is what lets a surveyor fly LiDAR, an RGB mapping camera and onboard compute at the same time — no compromise between sensors.
Sensing That Spots a Power Line in the Fog
Obstacle avoidance is where the M400 pulls ahead. It runs a triple-sensing system — rotating LiDAR, millimetre-wave radar, and full-colour low-light fisheye cameras — for genuine 360-degree obstacle detection.
The practical payoff: it can detect thin, high-voltage power lines in complex terrain, day or night, and the system sees through fog and rain. For power-line inspection or flying in GPS-denied urban canyons, that’s not a convenience feature — it’s the safety margin that makes the mission viable at all.
Seven Payloads, One Airframe
The Matrice 400 supports the full DJI Zenmuse enterprise range plus third-party modules over SDK:
- Zenmuse H30 Series — wide, zoom, thermal, laser rangefinder and NIR in a single payload.
- Zenmuse L2 — frame LiDAR with a 4/3 CMOS RGB camera for high-accuracy geospatial data.
- Zenmuse P1 — full-frame photogrammetry sensor for precision aerial surveying.
- Zenmuse S1 spotlight & V1 speaker — long-range light and loudspeaker for public safety and night operations.
One airframe covers survey, inspection and emergency-response roles just by changing what’s mounted underneath — which is exactly why enterprise buyers standardise on a platform like this.
Manifold 3: AI Computing On Board
Pair the M400 with the Manifold 3 and it becomes an edge-computing platform delivering up to 100 TOPS in a unit weighing around 120 g. That means 3D mapping, object detection and LiDAR processing can happen on the drone in real time, instead of waiting on a ground station.
Manifold 3 supports Ubuntu, CUDA and OpenCV, so developers and research teams can deploy custom algorithms and machine-learning models directly onboard — a real advantage for autonomous missions and live analytics in remote or high-risk environments.
Built for Indian Conditions
Field hardware has to survive the field. The Matrice 400 carries an IP55 rating against dust and water and operates from -20°C to 50°C — covering everything from a Ladakh winter inspection to a Rajasthan desert survey without hesitation.
Long-range work is handled by the O4 Enterprise transmission system: up to 40 km range (FCC), dual-cellular support and an airborne relay mode where one drone extends another’s signal — built for BVLOS operations and search-and-rescue across mountainous terrain. The new DJI RC Plus 2 controller adds a 7-inch, 1400-nit display and up to 6 hours of battery for full-day missions.
Matrice 400 Price in India
At XBOOM, the Matrice 400 price in India starts at ₹11,89,000 (excl. GST), For combo — and it’s available on no-cost EMI for eligible orders. Every unit ships with the things that actually matter for enterprise buyers: direct manufacturer partnership, insured pan-India delivery, and post-sale training and service included.
As India’s trusted DJI enterprise partner, we don’t just ship the box — we help you spec the right payload stack, train your pilots (DGCA-certified), and keep the aircraft flying with SLA-backed service.
Which Industries It’s For
The M400 is built for the work that justifies a flagship: high-precision survey and construction mapping (P1 photogrammetry, L2 LiDAR), energy and utilities (power-line, substation and wind-turbine inspection), public safety (thermal search-and-rescue, live mapping, loudspeaker broadcast), and maritime operations including take-off and landing on moving vessels.
If that sounds like your operation, the Matrice 400 RTK is the platform to build it on.
Not sure which enterprise drone fits your mission? Our Drone Finder narrows it down in three questions, or talk to a specialist who’s actually flown the gear in your industry.
