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ZY-E4

About

About ZY-E4

ZY-E4 raises a high-output light source above emergency scenes using a multirotor connected to a powered ground tether. The cable supplies continuous electricity while the ground enclosure manages deployment and retrieval, allowing the aircraft to hold an elevated lighting position through extended night operations. Zhuoyi also describes swappable loudspeaker and electro-optical payloads, although those configurations serve different missions from illumination.

Manufacturer figures state at least 24 hours of tethered operation, 50 metres of cable and 108,000 lumens from the lighting assembly. The 3.2-kilogram aircraft has a 650-millimetre diagonal motor span; the complete ground system weighs 28 kilograms and is designed for deployment by one person in about three minutes. Wind, power supply, tether clearance, launch-site control and local flight rules still govern practical use.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Remote operation
  • Workflows: Persistent aerial lighting, tethered hover, emergency response support and night operation visibility.
  • Operating environments: Emergency response sites, nighttime work zones, public safety operations and temporary illumination areas.
  • Target markets: Emergency services, public safety teams and field operators needing temporary aerial illumination.
  • Deployment model: Task-specific tethered UAV utility platform.
  • Public-safety response

    Claimed - Droneyee presents ZY-E4 for tethered night lighting and persistent observation in emergency, utility and public-safety operations.

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  • ISR and tactical support

    Claimed - Droneyee presents ZY-E4 for tethered night lighting and persistent observation in emergency, utility and public-safety operations.

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Context

Market context

ZY-E4 is a tethered lighting UAV for emergency response and night operations with continuous high-brightness illumination.

  • Target environment: Emergency response sites, nighttime work zones, public safety operations and temporary illumination areas.
  • Workflow context: Persistent aerial lighting, tethered hover, emergency response support and night operation visibility.
  • Customer context: Emergency services, public safety teams and field operators needing temporary aerial illumination.
  • Deployment model: Task-specific tethered UAV utility platform.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial product surface.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on tether deployment, site safety, power supply, weather and operating procedures.
  • Market position: Persistent aerial lighting platform where power continuity and hover time matter.
  • Adjacent products: ZTX260, tethered UAVs, emergency lighting systems

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