Top 10 Domestic Search and Rescue Drone Brand & Manufacturers

Top 10 Domestic Search and Rescue Drone Manufacturers

1. DJI (Shenzhen)

• Core Strengths: Holding over 70% global market share, DJI's search and rescue drones cover full scenarios. The Matrice 4T, equipped with thermal imaging cameras, LiDAR, and loudspeakers, can penetrate smoke to identify survivors—locking targets within 10 minutes during a cliff rescue in Putian, Fujian.

• Technical Highlights: Supports multi-drone collaborative operations. The 2024-released Drone Airport 3.0 system enables fully automated takeoff/landing and charging, deployed in fire departments across Henan and Sichuan.

• Application Case: Participated in the 2025 Yanshi deep well rescue in Luoyang, locating trapped elderly via thermal imaging and coordinating with ground teams for successful rescue.

• Website: www.dji.com

2. United Aircraft Technology (Shenzhen)

• Core Strengths: A national "Specialized, Special and New Little Giant" enterprise, it owns the world's first 6-ton tilt-rotor aircraft Lanying R6000, capable of carrying 2 tons and deploying satellite communication base stations to restore 5G coverage in disaster areas.

• Technical Highlights: The electronically controlled coaxial technology breaks Western monopolies. The TD550D unmanned helicopter obtained China's first Civil Aviation Administration type certificate, completing precise material delivery during flood relief in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.

• Application Case: In the March 2025 Huangshan flood rescue, drone swarms built an aerial communication network to ensure real-time linkage between command centers and frontlines.

• Website: www.unitedaircraft.com

3. Star Era Technology (Chengdu)

• Core Strengths: A military-grade emergency rescue leader, its self-developed "Air-Ground-Space Integrated AI Command System" has participated in national missions like the Wenchuan earthquake and Tianjin explosion.

• Technical Highlights: The Zhanlang X series drones support vehicle-mounted intelligent takeoff/landing, equipped with millimeter-wave radar to detect vital signs through ruins with positioning accuracy ≤0.5m.

• Application Case: During the 2024 Yajiang forest fire in Sichuan, drone swarms transmitted real-time 3D fire scene models to assist command centers in formulating firefighting routes.

• Website: www.sdxgkj.com

4. Walkera (Guangzhou)

• Core Strengths: A leading enterprise in high-rise fire-fighting drones, the WK-1900 heavy-lift drone exports to over 70 countries, in high demand in the Middle East, capable of carrying 1-ton fire extinguishing bombs for precise delivery from 100m altitude.

• Technical Highlights: Led the formulation of the "Heavy-Lift Drone Fire Rescue Equipment" group standard. The 2023-launched "Vehicle-Drone Integrated High-Rise Fire Fighting System" was certified as a typical case by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

• Application Case: In the 2025 Shenzhen Futian high-rise fire drill, the drone arrived within 3 minutes, cooperating with ground fire trucks for three-dimensional firefighting.

• Website: www.walkera.com

5. HC UAV (Beijing)

• Core Strengths: A benchmark enterprise in emergency communication drones, the HC-541 compound-wing drone ensured communication over 150 km² during the 2023 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei floods, featured in CCTV reports.

• Technical Highlights: Equipped with airborne satellite communication devices to restore public network communication, supporting 5,000 simultaneous calls with 6-hour flight endurance.

• Application Case: During the 2021 Henan floods, drone swarms monitored waterlogging areas in real time, generating high-definition 2D images to assist rescue decision-making.

• Website: www.hcuav.com

6. Cobalt Air (Shenzhen)

• Core Strengths: A full-industry chain supplier of industrial-grade multi-rotor drones, holding over 30% market share in forest fire protection. The Jixianfeng II command vehicle supports air-ground networking for drone swarms.

• Technical Highlights: Drones equipped with infrared thermal imaging gimbals can identify temperature differences of 0.1°C, locating lost personnel within 1 hour during a Zhaoqing mountain search drill.

• Application Case: During the 2024 Ganzi forest fire in Sichuan, drones coordinated with ground teams to build a three-dimensional firefighting network, transmitting real-time fire dynamics.

• Website: www.cobaltair.com

7. GDU Technology (Wuhan)

• Core Strengths: An expert in low-altitude governance and heavy-lift drones. The tethered drone lighting system illuminated rescue passages during the 2025 Yibin landslide rescue, offering unlimited endurance.

• Technical Highlights: The GDU O2 drone, equipped with binocular vision obstacle avoidance, stabilizes flight in heavy rain with a throwing accuracy ≤2m, deployed in fire departments of Hubei and Anhui.

• Application Case: During the 2023 Guangdong floods, drone swarms delivered life buoys and medicines, cooperating with ground teams to rescue over 500 people.

• Website: www.gdu.com

8. Lieying Fire Protection (Anyang, Henan)

• Core Strengths: A benchmark enterprise of low-altitude economy in Henan, Lieying's drone fire extinguishing system was included in the science and technology promotion catalogue of the National Fire and Rescue Bureau, capable of detecting vital signs through 10m of ruins.

• Technical Highlights: Approved as one of China's first drone emergency rescue fire truck qualifications in 2024, the APT5190TXF model integrates a drone airport for 5-minute rapid response.

• Application Case: In the 2025 Shenyang fire drill, the drone dropped fire extinguishing bombs to put out high-rise fires while locating casualties and delivering supplies.

• Website: www.lieyingxiaofang.com

9. Chongqing Tuohang Technology

• Core Strengths: Leading in heavy-lift tandem rotor drone technology, the "Tuofeng" emergency version carries 300kg, executing fire bomb delivery at 6,500m altitude, certified by the National Fire and Rescue Bureau.

• Technical Highlights: Adopting heavy oil engines and redundant flight control systems, it completed high-altitude bucket water sprinkling during a forest fire drill in Changdu, Tibet, with wind resistance up to level 6.

• Application Case: The Beijing Fire Department purchased its drone system in 2024 for three-dimensional search and rescue in complex urban environments.

• Website: www.tuohangkeji.com

10. Tsinghang Zijing Equipment (Beijing)

• Core Strengths: Leading globally in cross-dual rotor technology, the "Xingyao-1" drone carries 230kg, resists level 8 winds, and lifts 40mm fire hoses to 160m altitude, certified as Fujian's first set of special equipment.

• Technical Highlights: Collaborating with Xiamen Cinda to develop a "trinity" emergency rescue system integrating glass-breaking bomb launch, foam spraying, and material delivery for super high-rise buildings.

• Application Case: During a 2023 Fujian Datian live drill, the drone extinguished a simulated high-rise fire within 10 minutes while locating casualties and relaying communications.

• Website: www.thunderbird-uas.com