Two new affordable DJI drones have leaked – and it looks like they might even escape the US ban

• Two new DJI drones have appeared at the FCC in the US
• These drones are the DJI Lito 1 and the DJI Lito X1
• They may replace the DJI Mini 4K and the DJI Mini 5 Pro

While DJI devices are now officially banned in the US, it looks as though two new drones may have been registered early enough to sneak on to retailer shelves – and they are set to replace two of the best DJI drones currently available.

As spotted by The New Camera, the drones in question are the DJI Lito 1 and the DJI Lito X1, which have both turned up at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US. FCC approval is required before any tech gadget can be sold in the United States.

It seems as though these two models will replace the DJI Mini 4K and the DJI Mini 5 Pro respectively, so we're very much at the entry-level, beginner end of the market. Considering these drones were approved in November and early December, it looks as though they were just in time to beat the US ban that came in on December 23, 2025.

According to The New Camera, an actual announcement about these drones could happen any time from the end of February to early April, with the devices then going on sale shortly after that – presumably in the US and all the other markets DJI operates in.

Predicted specs and pricing

Quite why we're getting a new product name from DJI at this stage isn't clear, but the DJI Lito 1 appears to be the more basic and affordable of the two drones, with the DJI Lito X1 catering to a higher end section of the market.

As per the rumors that have surfaced so far, there will be slight design tweaks compared to the DJI Mini 4K and the DJI Mini 5 Pro. That's based primarily on a leaked image of a drone landing leg that carries the Lito branding – the FCC documents don't include any pictures, or much in the way of specs either.

These drones are likely to come with 360-degree obstacle avoidance, according to everything we've heard so far, and should also offer a range of more than 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from a single battery charge.

Starting prices are predicted to be around $330 (roughly £240 / AU$475) for the Lito 1 and $759 (£555 / AU$1,090) for the Lito X1, which is roughly in line with the current Mini models. As soon as DJI makes any of this official, we'll let you know.

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