XAG · China · 2021
XAG V40
Hilly orchard — Hilly Litchi
NOT SOLD IN INDIA - foreign drone import banned since Feb 2022 (global reference only)
List price
₹12 L
After subsidy
₹6 L
Overview
The XAG V40 is a workhorse spray & spread drone from XAG (China, 2021). It carries a 16L tank and a 25kg spreader, covering roughly 10 ha per hour with a 10-14-minute loaded flight window. In Bihar it's most often deployed for hilly litchi — hilly orchard.
Strengths
- ✓RTK-grade GNSS for cm-level line accuracy on repeat passes.
- ✓Terrain-following radar keeps constant boom height over uneven fields.
- ✓15-min fast charge keeps the drone in the air.
Watch-outs
- !No major watch-outs against current Bihar CHC workloads.
Full spec sheet
- Manufacturer
- XAG · China
- Platform
- Bi-Copter Tilt Rotor
- Rotors
- 2
- Tank
- 16 L
- Spread
- 25 kg
- Coverage
- 10 ha/hr
- Flight (loaded)
- 10-14 min
- Weight
- 38 kg
- Battery
- B13860S
- Battery qty
- 1
- Charge time
- 15 min
- RTK
- Yes
- Terrain radar
- Yes
- Nozzles
- 1 centrifugal
- Droplet size
- 80-300 µm
- MTOW
- 34 kg
- Spray width
- 5 m
- Motor power
- 2200 W
- Battery capacity
- 14000 mAh
- Max speed
- 12 m/s
- Control range
- 5 km
- MRP (₹)
- ₹4,50,000
- Year
- 2021
- IP rating
- IP67
Spec source: xa.com · verified 2026-08-17
Missions this drone runs
Chemicals typically loaded
CIBRC-approved drone sprays this platform commonly carries for Hilly Litchi.
| Product | Target | Dose/ha | Water (drone) | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chlorantraniliprole 18.4% SC e.g. Coragen (FMC) | Stem borer, Leaf folder, Fruit borer, Bollworm, Fall armyworm, Pod borer, Tobacco caterpillar | 150-200 ml/ha | 10-20 | 7d |
Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG e.g. Proclaim (Syngenta) / Xplode (IIL) / Missile (Crystal) | Bollworm, Diamondback moth, Fruit borer, Shoot borer, Pod borer, Thrips | 150-250 g/ha | 10-20 | 3d |
Imidacloprid 17.8% SL e.g. Confidor (Bayer) | Hopper, Aphid, Whitefly, Jassid, Thrips, Scale insect | 250-500 ml/ha | 10-20 | 14d |
Bispyribac Sodium 10% SC e.g. Nominee Gold (UPL) / Green Label (IIL) | Barnyard grass, Echinochloa, Sedges, Broadleaf weeds, Purple nutsedge | 250-400 ml/ha | 10-20 | 75d |
Metsulfuron Methyl 20% WP e.g. Weedgrip Plus (IIL) / Ally (DuPont/FMC) | Bathua, Senji, Broadleaf weeds, Sedges, Parthenium, Motha | 20-30 g/ha | 10-20 | 60d |
Field deployments
Nalanda, Bihar · Kharif 2024
Nalanda FPO — Kisan Suvidha Kendra
Rice DSR · 120 acre · XAG P100 Pro + DJI Mavic 3M scout
+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