2023: View upcoming spray drone demo day dates and locations

A $500 govt. rebate is available for this drone for NSW farmers. More info

Update 13/10/21: Likely a wet summer coming – will your spray vehicles  get bogged?
The BOM Severe Weather Outlook, Oct 2021 - Apr 2022, suggests we're likely to see average to above-average rainfall, particularly over the northern and eastern parts of Australia. There are parts of the country where the landscape is already quite wet so it won't take too much rain to see flooding. It may be good timing to consider a spray drone now if your spray vehicles are susceptible to getting bogged. 

With every spray drone sold, DFH supports our customers in 5 key ways:

1. A full day equipment set up and training session, face to face on your property or an agreed location. Via Google Meet online if a particularly remote location. DFH is an official DJI authorised dealer for agricultural spray drones. 

2. A complimentary Phantom 4 RTK flight to contour map the first section of your property that you wish to spray first (up to 100 acres). Particularly useful if you have hilly or complicated terrain to spray.

3. Credit for receiving spray drone job inquiries from our job inquiries marketplace (30,000 inquiries processed). Very handy if you wish to use your spray drone as a commercial business or just to pick up the odd local job.

4. Extensive T10 and T30 parts supply locally in Sydney for express shipping to customers when your spray drone is out of action. Considerable T20 parts also in stock and some MG-1P parts.

5. An extra set of Tee jet nozzle tips to suit your application and goals (your choice of fine mist or heavier droplet size tips, AI or non-AI).

DJI Agriculture Authorised Service Center (ASC) & Authorised Dealer 

Drones For Hire (DFH) is a DJI Agriculture Authorised Service Center (ASC) and authorised dealer. DFH is one of only three organisations in Australia with these authorisations and we have multiple staff certified as official DJI Academy Certified Agras Instructors & DJI Certified Agras Repair Technicians. 

Choosing a spray drone manufacturer

At DFH we sell and recommend DJI spray drones and we are an official DJI dealer. DJI accounts for 75%+ of the world's total drone market and is known as the Apple of the drone industry. In 2018 DJI raised roughly $1 billion in funds and has 14,000 employees and 17 offices internationally. DJI's factories in Shenzhen include highly sophisticated automated assembly lines. Many of the components for these assembly lines are built in-house. We believe DJI has the best engineers, production lines, and the most innovative spray drones in the world. Other brands will follow but will find it very difficult to catch up to DJI's standard of dependability and safety - for example in late 2021 one of China's largest news sites posted this article translated in English (original source) and video . We forecast that spray drones will soon have onboard mapping, plant species classification, and spot spraying in real-time, and that DJI will be at the forefront of these innovations, delivering them to market after they have been thoroughly tested. 

Agras T16 

The T16 has an improved overall structure with modular design and supports the highest payload and widest spray width ever in a DJI agricultural drone. With powerful hardware, an AI engine, and 3D-operation planning, the T16 brings operation efficiency to a whole new level.

The all-new modular design of the T16 simplifies assembly and accelerates daily maintenance. An IP67 rating provides reliable protection for key components of the drone. A light, yet durable airframe is made of carbon fiber composites and can be quickly folded to 25% of its original size, making it easy for transportation. Both the battery and spray tank are easily swappable, significantly improving the efficiency of power and liquid supply.

Supported by its outstanding flight performance, the T16 spray tank can carry up to 16 L, and the spray width has increased to 6.5 m. The spraying system has 4 delivery pumps and 8 sprinklers with a maximum spray rate of 4.8 L/min. The T16 can spray 24.7 acres (10 hectares) [1] per hour. The spraying system also has an all-new electromagnetic flow meter, providing higher precision and stability than conventional flow meters.

The all-new modular aerial-electronics system in the T16 has dual IMUs and barometers and adopts a propulsion signal redundancy design to ensure flight safety. The GNSS+RTK dual-redundancy system supports centimeter-level positioning. It also supports dual-antenna technology that provides strong resistance against magnetic interference.

The T16’s upgraded radar system can sense the operating environment during the day or at night, without being affected by light or dust. It has greatly improved flight safety with forward and backward obstacle avoidance and a horizontal FOV (field of view) of 100°, double that of previous DJI agricultural drones. It can also detect the angle of a slope and adjust to it automatically even in mountainous terrain. This innovative radar system adopts Digital Beam Forming (DBF) technology, which supports 3D point cloud imaging that effectively senses the environment and helps to circumvent obstacles.

The T16 supports OcuSync 2.0 HD transmission technology which extends its control range to up to 3 km. [2] It also has a wide-angle FPV camera and spotlights that can monitor aircraft operation during the day and at night to ensure flight safety.

Click here to see the T16 spec sheet

PDF showing exactly what you get in the box (main unit).

PDF quick start guide