Volatus Aerospace
🇨🇦 CA Serves CA, US, global
Canadian drone services, training and equipment company.
- Service
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 8 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Aerial & Drones
Heavy-lift cargo drone transport
Large drones moving cargo to remote sites, ships, mountains or across water.
People ask for this as: “cargo drone”, “heavy lift drone delivery”, “drone transport materials”
How it works
Robots used
- Heavy Lift Drone
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Rental — the machine for days or weeks.
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Ask for proof of pilot certification and liability insurance (often $1M+).
- Agree on deliverables, resolution and turnaround before flight day.
- Weather days are common; clarify reschedule terms.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJI FlyCart 30 heavy-lift delivery drone, aircraft only (batteries, charger, winch extra), US authorized dealer Vertex Unmanned | $20,560 | / drone | US | store.vertexunmanned.com as of Oct 25, 2026 |
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJI FlyCart 30 heavy-lift delivery drone, aircraft only (batteries, charger, winch… | $20,560 / drone | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | store.vertexunmanned.com |
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=drone-cargo-heavy-lift
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Location (address or coordinates)
- Date(s) and time window
- Area size (acres/hectares) or number of structures
- Deliverables (photos, video, orthomosaic, 3D model, report)
- File formats and turnaround time
- Airspace class / proximity to airports if known
- Insurance requirements
Rules and regulation
Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). Controlled airspace, night or BVLOS flights may need waivers.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
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Acecore Technologies
🇳🇱 NL Serves global
Dutch maker of heavy-lift drones.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Hexadrone
🇫🇷 FR Serves EU
French modular drone maker (Tundra).
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Prodrone
🇯🇵 JP Serves JP
Japanese industrial drone maker.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Nordic Unmanned
🇳🇴 NO Serves EU
Norwegian drone services and equipment provider.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
TopXGun (拓攻机器人)
🇨🇳 CN Serves China
Chinese maker of agricultural spraying drones and heavy-lift transport drones (e.g. Y160 hauling), also offers ODM.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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