Chinese Drone Maker DJI Says It's No Threat to National Security
China-based drone maker DJI told the FCC it can't lawfully be placed on the list of covered companies posing a security risk. “DJI strongly and unequivocally disputes any claim that its products constitute a threat to U.S. national security, but…
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in all events there is no lawful basis for the Commission to place DJI’s products on the Covered List,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 21-232. “DJI neither produces nor provides any ‘communications equipment or services’ that are subject to the Secure Networks Act.” A DJI representative spoke with staff from the offices of General Counsel and Engineering and Technology and the Public Safety Bureau. In October, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr called attention to DJI (see 2110190051), which has more than half the U.S. drone market, comparing it to a “Huawei on wings.”