Long-Endurance Drone Platform With Power-Line-Level Obstacle Sensing
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DJI Dock 2 - Compact, Intelligent Autonomous Drone Operations. Available from aerosmart, Authorised DJI Enterprise Dealer
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75% Smaller And 68% Lighter Than Dock 1 Deployable By Two People
Delivery Across 14+ Countries With Export Documentation
DJI Care Enterprise Plus Available Through Aerosmart
The DJI Dock 2 is both more capable and considerably smaller than its predecessor a compact, lightweight autonomous drone deployment station that efficiently and securely deploys Matrice 3D or Matrice 3TD drones for fully autonomous operations across a 10 km effective operating radius.
Where the original DJI Dock required significant installation infrastructure, the Dock 2 is a fundamentally different proposition. At 75% smaller and 68% lighter than its predecessor, it is transportable by just two people and installable at locations that the original Dock's size and weight made impractical or impossible.
The result is a system that extends autonomous drone operations to sites, organisations, and programmes that could not justify the installation complexity of first-generation dock infrastructure while delivering the same cloud-based intelligent autonomous capability through DJI FlightHub 2.
The Dock 2 utilises cloud-based intelligent functions to enhance the efficiency and quality of autonomous operations from vision-based site evaluation that reduces deployment time from five hours to twelve minutes, to integrated environment monitoring that provides continuous site condition awareness, to private deployment options that meet the data sovereignty requirements of sensitive government and enterprise operations.
Aerosmart supplies and supports the DJI Dock 2 as an authorised DJI Enterprise dealer. Our team will ensure you receive the right system configuration, the right installation guidance, and the full technical support from day one.
Performance, protection, payload, and software compatibility at a glance.
The DJI Dock 2's most operationally significant characteristic is not a flight specification—it is the reduction in physical scale that transforms autonomous drone deployment from a construction project into a practical field installation.
The original DJI Dock required dedicated installation infrastructure, significant site preparation, and a crew and equipment load that made deployment at temporary, remote, or logistically constrained locations impractical. The Dock 2 changes that equation entirely. At 75% smaller and 68% lighter than its predecessor, it is transportable in a standard vehicle without specialist lifting equipment, carryable to a deployment position by two people without mechanical assistance, and installable at locations such as rooftops, elevated platforms, remote field sites, and temporary operational bases that the original Dock's physical footprint ruled out entirely.
40 kg Maximum Payload – Single Battery Mode: When weight at the delivery point outweighs the priority for maximum range, single battery mode extends the payload capacity to 40 kg, accommodating even heavier cargo loads on shorter routes where battery redundancy is less critical than raw lifting capability.
For organisations that need autonomous drone capability at multiple sites, at sites that change over time, or at locations where permanent infrastructure investment is not justified by the operational programme, the Dock 2's lightweight design is what makes deployment practical. Installation costs are reduced, site flexibility is increased, and the barrier to deploying autonomous drone operations at new locations drops to a level where the decision to extend the programme to an additional site is a logistics decision rather than a construction project.
The two-person installation requirement is not incidental—it is a deliberate design target that shapes the Dock 2's operational model. Every aspect of the physical system is sized, weighted, and configured for two-person field deployment without specialist equipment, giving operators the ability to install, reposition, and redeploy the system with the same crew and vehicle that service the operational programme.
Smaller Than Dock 1
Lighter Than Dock 1
Person Installation
Vision Site Evaluation
Selecting and validating a deployment location for an autonomous drone station has traditionally been a time-intensive process. Measuring GNSS signal strength, assessing obstacle clearance in the flight path, evaluating surface conditions, and verifying the operating environment all required manual survey work that could take up to five hours before an installation decision could be confirmed.
Cargo mode is the right configuration for delivery points where landing is possible—open areas, prepared pads, rooftop helipads, and any accessible flat surface large enough for the FlyCart 30 to touchdown and release cargo safely. The direct landing approach maximises delivery precision and eliminates the mechanical complexity of mid-air cargo release.
The DJI Dock 2 replaces this process with an integrated vision-based site evaluation capability that the aircraft performs autonomously before deployment is finalised. Before the installation is committed, the Matrice 3D or 3TD drone uses its vision sensors to detect the surrounding environment, map obstacles in the flight path, and quickly determine whether the area has sufficiently strong GNSS signals for reliable autonomous operation.
This vision-based evaluation reduces the site selection process from up to five hours of manual survey work to twelve minutes or less of automated assessment, with the aircraft delivering a site suitability determination directly to the operator through the FlightHub 2 interface. The time saving compounds across multi-site programmes, where evaluating numerous potential deployment locations before committing to installation represents a significant proportion of total programme setup time. Sites can be assessed, validated, and confirmed in a fraction of the time that traditional methods require, accelerating the operational start date and reducing the pre-deployment labour cost for every installation.
Ingress Protection
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Battery Management
The Dock 2 keeps the aircraft charged, monitored, and ready for the next scheduled mission.
The DJI Dock 2 carries an IP55 protection rating, sealing the system against dust ingress and water jets from any direction. Designed for permanent or semi-permanent outdoor deployment, it operates reliably without requiring protective shelters or weather-dependent downtime, ensuring continuous autonomous operations in demanding environments.
The Dock 2 is engineered for challenging outdoor locations including desert regions, construction sites, mining operations, agricultural environments, and coastal installations. Its resistance to dust, rain, pressure washing, humidity, and salt spray provides the environmental durability required for long-term unattended deployments.
The Dock 2 automatically manages the complete charging cycle for Matrice 3D and Matrice 3TD batteries, monitoring battery health, temperature, and charge status without operator intervention. By keeping the aircraft continuously mission-ready, it enables multiple scheduled flights each day while eliminating manual battery rotation and allowing operations teams to focus on mission execution rather than battery management.
The Dock 2's 10 km maximum effective operating radius defines the operational coverage area that a single installation provides a circle of 78 square kilometres of autonomous aerial coverage managed from a single dock site and a single connection to FlightHub 2.
For infrastructure monitoring programmes, a single Dock 2 installation covers the typical span of a powerline substation zone, a pipeline terminal facility, an industrial park, a mine complex, or an agricultural estate delivering regular autonomous overflights of the full monitored area from one installation point without requiring multiple docks or repositioning between coverage areas.
For security and perimeter monitoring, 10 km operating radius covers the full perimeter of large facilities, extended boundary lengths, and the buffer zones around critical infrastructure that comprehensive security surveillance requires with the aircraft available for on-demand deployment to any point within that radius within minutes of an alert or tasking instruction from the operations centre.
The 10 km radius is the effective operational envelope for the dock-aircraft system accounting for round-trip distance, mission altitude, and transmission reliability rather than a raw flight range figure that does not translate directly into practical operational coverage. The practical 10 km radius is the coverage area that operators can plan actual missions within, not a theoretical specification that requires reduction for operational use.
The Dock 2 operates as a fully integrated component of the DJI FlightHub 2 cloud-based fleet management platform giving operators complete mission planning, scheduling, real-time monitoring, live video streaming, and data management capability from any internet-connected device anywhere in the world. Scheduled autonomous missions execute without operator presence at the dock site. On-demand remote tasking enables immediate deployment in response to events, alerts, or information requirements the aircraft is in the air within minutes of a remote launch instruction from the FlightHub 2 interface. Mission data uploads automatically on aircraft recovery, compressing the time between flight completion and data availability to minutes rather than hours.
The Dock 2 supports third-party payload integration enabling organisations that have invested in specialist sensor systems, custom data collection hardware, or application-specific payloads to deploy those payloads on the Matrice 3D or 3TD aircraft operating from the Dock 2 station.
Learn More ↗Third-party payload support broadens the application scope of the Dock 2 beyond the standard DJI sensor suite accommodating gas detection sensors for environmental and industrial monitoring, specialist thermal systems for specific temperature range requirements, custom imaging systems for research applications, and other purpose-built payloads that address operational requirements not covered by the standard DJI payload catalogue.
Learn More ↗For organisations building integrated autonomous monitoring systems around the Dock 2 as the deployment infrastructure, third-party payload support means the platform can evolve with the sensing requirements of the programme rather than being constrained to the sensors available at initial deployment.
Learn More ↗Advanced autonomous flight modes help Dock 2 execute scheduled, responsive, and repeatable missions with minimal operator intervention.
Pre-configured missions execute automatically on defined schedules daily inspection overflights, regular perimeter patrols, and periodic monitoring passes all proceed without manual initiation. The dock manages launch, mission execution, recovery, and charging as a fully automatic cycle without on-site operator presence.
Daily inspection overflights, regular perimeter patrols, and periodic monitoring passes.
The Matrice 3D is the mapping and inspection aircraft for Dock 2 operations equipped with a wide-angle camera, tele camera, and laser rangefinder for visual inspection, geospatial data collection, and survey applications. Its mechanical shutter wide camera delivers the image geometry accuracy that photogrammetric mapping requires, and its tele camera enables detailed inspection at standoff distances from a single pass over the target.
The Matrice 3TD adds thermal imaging capability to the Dock 2 platform providing heat signature detection, thermal anomaly identification, and night surveillance capability through the same autonomous dock-based deployment infrastructure as the Matrice 3D. For security, inspection, and monitoring applications where thermal intelligence is required alongside or instead of visible imaging, the Matrice 3TD delivers it autonomously on the same scheduled and on-demand basis as any other Dock 2 mission type.
Both aircraft operate within the Dock 2's 10 km effective operating radius and are managed through the same FlightHub 2 interface; the choice between 3D and 3TD is driven by the sensor requirement of the monitoring programme rather than by platform capability differences.
Primary management platform for all Dock 2 operations handling mission planning, autonomous scheduling, on-demand Fly to Tasks, live video monitoring, environment-gated mission execution, automatic data upload, and multi-site fleet coordination. Accessible from any internet-connected device. Private deployment option available for data-sovereign operations.
As an authorised DJI Enterprise dealer, aerosmart provides genuine products, expert site configuration consultation, regulatory guidance, training, servicing, and competitive enterprise pricing.
The DJI Dock 2, Matrice 3D, and Matrice 3TD all carry original DJI warranty, current firmware, and regulatory-compliant documentation. No parallel imports. No counterfeit risk.
Our team advises on deployment location requirements, power supply options, network connectivity, FlightHub 2 versus private deployment architecture, and third-party payload compatibility before purchase.
Direct shipping with full export documentation and import duty guidance for every destination market.
Country-specific RPAS and autonomous operation regulatory brief covering certification, equipment registration, and BVLOS authorisation pathways provided with every Dock 2 purchase.
Dubai-based technical team for remote system diagnostics, FlightHub 2 and private deployment configuration, and hardware maintenance throughout the operational life of the system.
Dock 2 installation, FlightHub 2 operations management, Fly to Tasks configuration, and Matrice 3D/3TD standalone operation training available remotely and in-person.
Contact aerosmart for system pricing, multi-dock fleet configurations, and complete programme deployment quotes.
The DJI Dock 2 system incorporates the complete DJI enterprise data security feature set including AES-256 Video Transmission Encryption, Local Data Mode, Media Data Encryption, One-Tap Clear Logs, and Cloud API integration for operator-controlled secure environments.
Private deployment mode routes all operational data, mission records, and video through operator-managed infrastructure rather than DJI cloud services, meeting the data sovereignty requirements of government, defence, and sensitive commercial operations where cloud data routing is a regulatory or security constraint.
For standard commercial operations, FlightHub 2 cloud management delivers full operational capability with DJI's enterprise-grade data protection applied throughout the data lifecycle from capture through storage and access.
Every DJI Dock 2 system purchased through Aerosmart comes with access to DJI Care Enterprise Plus covering both the dock and the paired drone from activation date.
All DJI Care Enterprise Plus activations and warranty claims are handled directly by aerosmart no overseas routing and no third-party intermediaries.
Unlimited free repairs within the coverage limit for the full plan duration.
One battery replacement per year drone runtime kept consistent.
Shared coverage limit across your entire fleet for multi-unit operations.
Mail-in repairs with two-way shipping no hidden logistics costs.
DJI-certified engineers using original manufacturer components.
Additional 1-year warranty option available on major components.
The DJI Dock 2 is available from aerosmart, an authorised DJI Enterprise dealer with delivery across 14+ countries. Contact our team for system pricing, configuration advice, and availability.
The DJI Dock 2 is designed to work with the DJI Matrice 3D and DJI Matrice 3TD, both also operable as standalone aircraft with the DJI RC Pro controller for manually piloted missions outside the dock.
The DJI Dock 2 is 75% smaller and 68% lighter than its predecessor, making it transportable and installable by just two people without specialist lifting equipment or dedicated installation infrastructure.
The DJI Dock 2 has a maximum effective operating radius of 10 km, providing autonomous aerial coverage of approximately 78 square kilometres from a single installation point.
The Dock 2's vision-based site evaluation reduces deployment site assessment from up to five hours using traditional manual survey methods to twelve minutes or less using the aircraft's vision sensors to automatically assess GNSS signal quality and obstacle clearance before installation is finalised.
Yes. The Dock 2 supports private deployment, routing all operational data through operator-managed infrastructure rather than DJI cloud services. This meets data sovereignty requirements for government, defence, and sensitive commercial programmes where external cloud data routing is a regulatory or security constraint.
Yes. The Dock 2 supports third-party payload integration on the Matrice 3D and 3TD aircraft, enabling specialist sensors, custom imaging systems, and application-specific hardware to be deployed through the autonomous dock infrastructure.
The DJI Dock 2 carries an IP55 rating, sealed against dust ingress and water jets from any direction, making it suitable for permanent outdoor installation across the full range of environmental conditions encountered in field deployment.
DJI Dock 2 pricing varies by drone configuration (Matrice 3D or Matrice 3TD) and destination country. Contact aerosmart for an accurate system quote tailored to your operational requirements.
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