XAG · China · 2022
XAG M500 Mapping
500ha mapping — Sugarcane large
NOT SOLD IN INDIA - foreign drone import banned since Feb 2022 (global reference only)
List price
₹15 L
After subsidy
₹7.5 L
Note: service — service pricing model, not airframe purchase
Overview
The XAG M500 Mapping is a scouting & mapping drone from XAG (China, 2022). It's tuned for scouting missions with a 90-minute flight window and 400ha/flight scout coverage per sortie. In Bihar it's most often deployed for sugarcane large — 500ha mapping.
Strengths
- ✓Balanced spec sheet — no single standout, no glaring gap.
Watch-outs
- !No RTK — expect ±1m drift on repeat spray lines.
- !No terrain radar — pilot must manage height manually on sloped plots.
- !Capex ₹15 L — needs 300+ ha/season of service work to pay back.
- !60-min charge time — plan for 3+ battery sets in the field.
Full spec sheet
- Manufacturer
- XAG · China
- Platform
- VTOL Fixed-Wing Lift+Cruise
- Rotors
- 5
- Tank
- 0 L
- Spread
- 0 kg
- Coverage
- 400ha/flight scout
- Flight (loaded)
- 90 min
- Weight
- 4.5 kg
- Battery
- LiPo
- Battery qty
- 1
- Charge time
- 60 min
- RTK
- PPK
- Terrain radar
- No
- Nozzles
- NA
- Droplet size
- NA µm
- MTOW
- 8 kg
- Motor power
- 500 W
- Battery capacity
- 6000 mAh
- Max speed
- 15 m/s
- Control range
- 10 km
- MRP (₹)
- ₹2,00,000
- Year
- 2022
- IP rating
- IP43
Spec source: xa.com · verified 2026-08-17
Missions this drone runs
Field deployments
Nalanda, Bihar · Kharif 2024
Nalanda FPO — Kisan Suvidha Kendra
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+10%
yield
-32%
chemical
₹2.8k
ROI/acre
Samastipur, Bihar · Kharif 2024
Samastipur Maize Farmers Group
Maize · 80 acre · XAG P150 RevoSpray AI Spot
+20%
yield
-88%
chemical
₹4.5k
ROI/acre
Sorriso, Mato Grosso · Safra 2023-24
Fazenda Mato Grosso — 10k ha
Soybean · 10000 acre · XAG P100 Pro Swarm (3 drones · 1 pilot)
+8%
yield
-15%
chemical
₹4.2k
ROI/acre