Introducing DJI Dock 4 & Matrice 5TD, the next generation of drone-in-a-box.
Super tele, medium tele and 1280×1024 thermal cameras with a 3km laser rangefinder, backed by built-in radars and a parachute. Built to launch from DJI Dock 4, find what you need to see and bring the data home.
Check your inbox for the DJI Matrice 5TD information pack. One of our enterprise specialists will also be in touch to answer any questions about your deployment.
Most drones are designed around a pilot with a controller in their hands. The Matrice 5TD is designed around automated operation. It lives inside DJI Dock 4, launches when a mission is triggered, flies a planned route and returns on its own.
There’s no remote controller and no standalone mode. The Matrice 5TD flies from Dock 4 only, and it’s the only dock aircraft in the range, so thermal imaging comes as standard.
Every part of the aircraft supports that job: sensing that keeps it safe without someone watching, cameras that cover several tasks in one flight, and AI that helps turn footage into findings.
The Matrice 5TD is supplied as part of DJI Dock 4. Explore DJI Dock 4
Super tele, medium tele and thermal cameras share one gimbal with a laser rangefinder. With only one aircraft on site, it has to handle inspection, monitoring and incident response equally well, without landing to swap payloads.
With nobody on site to watch the aircraft, it has to read its own surroundings. The Matrice 5TD combines built-in radars, a LiDAR-based sensing module on top of the airframe and two fisheye sensors on the front corners.
The sensing module now sees in colour rather than black and white, and can pick up wires as thin as 11mm. It’s there purely to keep the aircraft safe, not for survey data capture. That gives control room operators more confidence to launch remotely, near power lines and busy structures included.
If the parachute is triggered manually, the aircraft detects an anomaly or it breaches a geofence, the motors stop and the parachute deploys. The aircraft then flashes its lights and drops a pin on the map, so your team knows exactly where to recover it.
AI runs through the Matrice 5TD’s work, from the moment it deploys to the report your team receives afterwards.
AI recognises 17 types of object, including vehicles, fire and smoke, so operators know where to look without scrubbing through every minute of video.
Captured data is analysed and compiled into reports, cutting the manual review that usually follows a flight.
Annotate the live stream in the DJI app to alert the remote pilot or control room, and stream from a phone back to DJI FlightHub for two-way video.
Built for organisations that need clear control over their data, from public sector bodies to critical infrastructure operators.
See how AI supports every stage of a Dock 4 mission, from task breakdown to report generation. View the DJI Dock 4 workflow
One aircraft on site, ready for whichever job comes in next.
Send the aircraft to a reported incident and stream live video back to the control room while crews are still travelling. Fire and smoke are flagged automatically.
Move from an overview of a substation or line to a detailed look at a single component, all on one flight.
Fly scheduled patrols and respond to alarms. Read number plates from around 400m and let object detection pick out vehicles.
Capture the same views from the same routes every time, making changes on site easier to spot.
Fit lights and other accessories to the sides of the aircraft, including red and blue flashing lights for emergency services. Green lights are still required for night operations.
The Matrice 5TD lives inside DJI Dock 4, which houses, protects and launches it on demand. Dock 4 swaps in a charged battery in around 25 seconds, so the aircraft is ready for the next call almost immediately.
See how the dock works, where it can be installed and what it needs on the dedicated DJI Dock 4 page.
The Matrice 5TD comes with a year of cover from DJI, protecting the aircraft through its first year of automated operations.
Repairs to the aircraft are covered for the first year, within the terms of the cover.
Protection if the aircraft is lost during operation, within the terms of the cover.
Battery replacement for the aircraft is included within coverage.
Coverage terms apply. Ask our team for full details.
Getting an automated aircraft into service means planning the dock site, securing the right approvals and training the people who will run it. We support each step, then stay with you once you’re operational.
How the Matrice 5TD compares with the previous dock aircraft, the Matrice 4TD for DJI Dock 3.
| Feature | DJI Matrice 5TD | DJI Matrice 4TD |
|---|---|---|
| Compatible dock | DJI Dock 4 | DJI Dock 3 |
| Fly without the dock | No, dock operation only | Yes, with DJI RC Plus 2 Enterprise |
| Cameras | Super tele, medium tele and thermal | Wide, medium tele, tele and thermal |
| Zoom | 11x optical, up to 176x digital | Up to 112x hybrid |
| Thermal resolution | 1280×1024 | 640×512 (1280×1024 in UHR mode) |
| Laser rangefinder | Up to 3km | Up to 1,800m |
| Low-light imaging | RYYB sensor, up to 40% more light | Night Scene mode with NIR auxiliary light |
| Obstacle sensing | Radars, colour LiDAR-based module and fisheye sensors. Detects 11mm wires | Omnidirectional vision. Optional LiDAR and mmWave radar module |
| Built-in parachute | Yes | No |
| Accessories | Up to 3 at once, including red and blue lights | AL1 Spotlight and AS1 Speaker |
| Operating temperature | -40°C to 50°C | -20°C to 50°C |
The key differences at a glance. DJI Matrice 4TD figures are taken from DJI's published specifications.
The headline figures for the aircraft and the dock it flies from, at a glance.
Need the full specification sheet? Speak to our enterprise team
Answers to common questions about the Matrice 5TD’s cameras, safety features, dock operation and pricing.
Whether you are upgrading from the Matrice 4TD or setting up your first automated operation, our DJI specialists can help you compare the options and plan a Dock 4 deployment that fits your sites.
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