DJI expands domestic sales of drone docks as US bars its new models
The docks are boxes that launch, land and recharge drones with no pilot on site.
A surveying and mapping institute of China's Xinjiang region (新疆维吾尔自治区测绘科学研究院) has awarded a 33.9 million yuan (about US$5 million) contract for 200 DJI Dock 3 units, boxes that launch, land and recharge drones with no pilot on site, to enforce farmland rules. It is the largest drone-dock order we found on China's government procurement site since late April. By our count, every award notice there that names any brand names DJI.
A group led by Daspatial (武汉大势智慧科技有限公司), a Wuhan mapping-software maker, won. Each dock costs 78,900 yuan (about US$11,800), according to the award notice, which also covers 200 DJI drones, software, on-site staff and airspace-approval help.
The site lists 22 award notices mentioning drone docks since late April. Of the 20 we read, 11 named DJI equipment, and none named another dock maker. Police units were the buyers in eight of the 22, and a ninth bought docks for an armed-police squad. By our count, the DJI orders that give a dock count add up to at least 280 docks. DJI did not bid itself: the winners supplied its hardware with installation and services, from mapping and drone-service firms such as Daspatial to local units of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Tower.
DJI sells the Dock 3 worldwide, and UK and Canadian dealers stock it. However, in December 2025, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-made drones to its Covered List, which bars new approvals for models such as DJI's, though models approved earlier can generally still be sold, according to a summary by law firm Wiley.
DJI doesn’t disclose how many docks it exports.
Sources: 中国政府采购网 China Government Procurement Network (award notice GK2026-261), 武汉大势智慧科技 Daspatial (domestic-product declaration, attached to GK2026-261), 中国政府采购网 China Government Procurement Network (award-notice search, 机巢), 中国政府采购网 China Government Procurement Network (Hangzhou transport enforcement award notice), 杭州智翔航空技术 Hangzhou Zhixiang (domestic-product declaration), 新华社 Xinhua, Wiley Rein LLP, 大势智慧 Daspatial (about page), Wiley Rein LLP (update, March 23, 2026), DJI Enterprise (Dock 3 product page)
Editor: Ian Lamont
