PD6B-Type 3
Enterprise Reliability for heavy duty work flows. Mission-Critical Operations
Designed for maximum uptime and uncompromising safety, the PD6B is Prodrone’s heavy-duty platform for logistics, inspection, and specialized air missions. Proven through real-world commercial flights, it offers operators a robust, fail-safe solution capable of flying in harsh conditions. Featuring full system redundancy, IP44 weather protection, and forward obstacle avoidance, the platform maximizes mission success. Its rapid-deployment folding frame and hot-swappable batteries streamline ground workflows, ensuring seamless operation with minimal turnaround time.
Key Capabilities
Hot-swap
Swap batteries without powering down the aircraft.
Foldable
Compact design that improves mobility in the field.
Water resistance
IP-rated protection for reliable flight even in the rain.
Object detection
Equipped with a parallax (stereo) camera that aids object detection.
Original FC
Our in-house flight controller (FC) handles a wide range of flight missions.
PD-GCS support
Optional support for our in-house PD-GCS, packed with field-driven features.
LTE
Drone control over the LTE network enables operation across wide areas.
Infrared camera
Dual-lens configuration with a zoom camera; displays IR imagery simultaneously.
BVLOS without observers (Level 3)
Meets the requirements for unassisted beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight (Level 3) as defined in MLIT's "Roadmap toward the Industrial Revolution in the Sky."
Redundant control signals
Controls the aircraft over multiple frequency bands simultaneously to ensure redundancy.
Zoom camera
Optical and digital zoom camera for identifying objects from a distance.
Support
Options & Pricing Consultation
Payload Capacity
Up to 20 kg payload, with room to spare
A high-output motor paired with a large-diameter propeller delivers up to 20 kg of payload. For survey work that demands finer data, it can carry laser surveying equipment or ultra-high-resolution cameras, capturing accurate data with a stable flight attitude. It is also widely used in logistics, where its generous payload margin enables stable, dependable drone-service operation. (Photo: example with surveying equipment mounted)
Customization
Highly customizable
You can choose the payload to match the task the drone is required to perform. Because the lower unit changes easily, the aircraft adapts to a wide range of uses—for example, a zoom camera, a zoom camera plus infrared camera, or laser surveying equipment can be mounted freely. (Photo: example with a transport box mounted)
Quick-Swap Unit
Tool-free lower unit
The aircraft's lower unit can be swapped by hand simply by repositioning four pins (some exceptions apply).
Lower Unit Lineup
Three standard lower units
Drawing on our track record, we offer three lower units in high demand: surveying, logistics box-release, and logistics box-drawer types. Custom configurations are of course available—please contact us for details.
Portability
Easy to handle—unfold the arms and fly
The arms unfold with a single action, giving the aircraft excellent portability.
Delivery Proven
Level 3.5-ready delivery platform
The first aircraft adopted for full-scale commercial drone delivery in Japan. It also meets Japan's MLIT Level 3 flight-permit requirements, where a high level of safety is demanded.
Specifications
- Purpose
- Heavy-payload transport base platform
- Dimensions
- 2,181 mm × 2,398 mm (Folded: within a Ø945 mm cylinder)
- Motor-to-motor distance
- 1,623 mm
- Overall height
- 676 mm (with standard skid)
- Airframe weight
- 20.0 kg (incl. 4 intelligent batteries)
- Propeller diameter
- 30 in
- Water resistance
- IP44
Payloads
LiDAR
Captures high-precision 3D point clouds with a LiDAR sensor. Supports terrain surveying, structural measurement, and vegetation analysis, dramatically reducing labor and improving accuracy compared with conventional ground surveying.
RGB Camera
An optical camera with an ultra-high-resolution 8K sensor. Ideal for infrastructure inspection, surveillance, and aerial photography, capturing fine detail clearly even from long range.
Thermal
A FLIR 640×512 px infrared sensor visualizes the temperature distribution of targets even in darkness or smoke. Used for fire monitoring, night search operations, and anomaly detection in power facilities.
Mine Detection
High-sensitivity metal detection combined with AI analysis detects landmines, unexploded ordnance, and buried objects without contact — enabling rapid safety verification of hazardous areas without sending in personnel.
Multispectral
Multi-wavelength sensing measures vegetation indices (NDVI) for early detection of crop growth issues, water stress, and disease, supporting data-driven precision agriculture.
Spotlight
A high-intensity LED spotlight supports search, surveillance, and rescue operations at night and in low-light conditions, with precise remote control of the beam direction.
From inquiry to deployment
Consultation on purchasing / adopting a drone
Start with a consultationHearing on your operations, requirements, and flight environment
Proposal of aircraft and system solutions
Introduction of platform aircraft
Proposal of customized aircraft and software
Defining requirements to match your needs, as needed
Building and tuning the aircraft and software
Prototype build and tuning
Flight verification and testing
Operation training
Before delivery, we provide flight training, maintenance training, safety guidance, software lectures, and more.
Delivery
We deliver the aircraft once you are satisfied through flight verification and other checks.
After-sales support
We provide ongoing support such as periodic updates and regular inspections of the aircraft and software.
On to the Next Mission
Product demos, deployment consulting, partnerships — reach out anytime.
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