Last updated by Nick S. on 05/02/2025

Drone Rentals

Exciting Rental Fleet Updates as at April 2025 


  1. DFH is now offering a simple credit card hold option for the value of the items you rent as the security deposit (EFT upfront no longer required).
  2. Your rental becomes free of charge if you decide to purchase the same item brand new within 14 days of the rental period.
  3. Rental fleet significantly enlarged as at March 2025, adding several units including Matrice 4 E, Matrice 4 T, H30T, M350 RTK, RTK3, flood lighting systems, tethered power solutions, M3M etc.
  4. We maintain a large and well managed Aus wide fleet of drones for dry hire. One of the models you are looking for may not be far from your location – call 13000 029 829 and ask for Rachel to get a quick heads up on the nearest location and best hire price for the item you need.  


Contact Rachel our hire fleet manager:

[email protected]

1300 029 829

0490233192



DFH Dry Hire – How we do it!

Elevate your projects with our cutting-edge drone rental service! Whether you're a professional photographer, farmer, or an enthusiast, our fleet is ready for you. 

Purchasing a new drone for your business is a big investment, it is always nice to try out the drones before purchasing them. Renting a drone from Drones For Hire (DFH) is a very easy and straightforward process. Here is what to expect:

  1. Submit Inquiry Aside from leaving us a message on the page, feel free to contact us via phone or email with your rental request. Our staff is happy to answer your questions! Think about these questions to help you to recommend the drone that best suits your needs.

    1. Specifying the drone model  if you have one in your mind.

    2. Tell us your job or purpose, what do you want to use the drone for!

    3. When do you need the drone, and the duration of it.

    4. Recreational or Commercial.

    5. Prior experience in using it? We can help!

  1. Receive Quote & InvoiceWe will confirm stock availability and send a rental quote along with a proforma invoice.

  1. Make PaymentSecure your rental by making the payment, including the refundable safety deposit.

  1. Shipment & TrackingWe ship the drone to your location and provide tracking details.

  1. Use & OperateEnjoy your rental for the agreed duration.

  1. Return ProcessWe will arrange the shipment pickup for you! Hassle free, just stay home and someone will come to you. We will provide return shipping instructions and you just have to stick the shipping labels for easy delivery.

  1. Inspection & Refund – Upon return and inspection, we process the refundable safety deposit.


NEW: We now also offer a hull insurance option - for more details, please visit: Hull Insurance for Drone Rentals.

Check our FAQ for more details!


 Explore our latest fleet below and elevate your projects today with our premium drone rental service.


DJI Mavic 3 Thermal It also includes a thermal camera that you can zoom in for thermal images. The thermal and RGB images can be displayed sided by side for comparison in real time. Best suit if you are doing night operations or in a low light environment. It is really popular for search and rescue, or wildlife jobs. Compared to the M4T, it is a bit more compact, it’s also more cost-effective and effective enough for general and daily operations.

DJI D-RTK 2 GNSS mobile station with Tripod It comes with a tripod and WB37 batteries. Very useful in surveying and precision tasks, definitely get this to increase the accuracy to cm-level. It is compatible with most of the mapping drones like the Mavic, Matrice, and phantom 4 series.

Parrot Anafi A really compact and light non-DJI drone. It produces 4k images with around 30 minutes flight time. It does not have an obstacle detection and avoidance system, but the maneuverability is no joke and really fun to fly. What’s more, you can fly it from a VR headset and the camera can follow a defined point of interest. It supports the SDK as well.




Drones For Hire videos
35-min video: T50 Full Spraying Demo
2-min video: Customer scouting stock yards, feral pigs and even mustering.
T30 demo, T40 demo, and T50 demo
8-min video: summary of the T50s flight modes available on controller screen
2-min video: see the high flow rate and penetration a DJI T50 can deliver
Video the T50 holding its droplets in a controlled vortex bubble over a rice plantation
Go to all our YouTube videos (demos, how-to videos, Shorts)
Spray drone related links
Get fast local quotes for contractor spraying or mapping work here
View dry-hire drone rental fleet and prices
DFH Batch Master chemical mixing stations
DFH aluminium enclosures for spray drones (2-min video)
Industry related links
CASA article: Drones taking agriculture sky high
AAUS: the leading association for uncrewed systems (drones, ROVs, robots) in Aus.
DJI Agriculture main site
Blackberry control action groups: Weeds Australia, VIC , NSW
Cotton Australia main site
Chemical application licence authorities
NSW EPA (https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/)
VIC EPA (https://www.epa.vic.gov.au)
QLD DESI (https://www.detsi.qld.gov.au)
SA EPA (https://www.epa.sa.gov.au/)
WA EPA (https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/)
NT EPA (https://ntepa.nt.gov.au/)
TAS EPA (https://epa.tas.gov.au/)



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