US bars approvals of new models of DJI, all other foreign drones

73 pointsposted 11 hours ago
by bookofjoe
(reuters.com)

28 Comments

bicx

10 hours ago

Why can’t they just require government agencies to purchase US-made drones? Why is this a bigger threat than any of the millions of foreign electronics used to communicate in the U.S.?

remarkEon

an hour ago

Because there's a non-trivial element of the current USG (and probably a decent sized portion of American voters) who think we'll be at war with PRC within the next couple years, at some point when the next Taiwan invasion windows open (April and October each year). From that perspective, this is prudent policy. If you don't think this is likely, or don't care about broader historical or geopolitical trends, then yes it's very annoying.

ulfw

25 minutes ago

If you think that is likely there won't be a USA or much of the rest of the world anyway.

So this whole thing is utterly stupid

ukblewis

18 minutes ago

Great. So just assume that you’ll win the war to avoid preparing for it and thus preventing it and thereby creating the war… You really have used your brain

gbear605

5 hours ago

At least theoretically, there could be code in the China-made drones that allows them to be taken over in the event of a war between China and the US. In practice, this is probably just protectionist.

bad_haircut72

7 hours ago

Its probably protectionism to protect/boost the domestic drone industry

herewulf

4 hours ago

What domestic drone industry?

sowbug

4 hours ago

It's right down the street from US domestic coffee, semiconductor, game console, laptop, rare earth mineral, graphite, and banana industries. All these US industries are protected by baseline and reciprocal tariffs.

hmm37

4 hours ago

Perhaps Trump Jr's Unusual Machines.

tencentshill

11 hours ago

If you have a DJI drone in the US, its going to go up in value. I expect to sell my beat-up DJI Mini for at least as much as I paid in the next year.

derbOac

5 hours ago

If the TikTok process is any guide with this administration, it's pretty predictable how this will turn out.

throw-12-16

4 hours ago

Every drone manufacturer is a future defense contractor.

yanhangyhy

7 hours ago

Do USA has a domestic drone industry?

mc32

5 hours ago

Skydio

blibble

11 hours ago

article seems to be about amtrak?

pharos92

7 hours ago

Wonder when the TrumpDrone "made in america" will be announce. Just like the TrumpPhone, no doubt it'll end up being made in China. The jokes really do write themselves.

Denote6737

4 hours ago

And also undelivered because they don't exist.

ulfw

24 minutes ago

The TrumpPhone has never even launched. Everything is just scam and lies.

kotaKat

11 hours ago

Awesome, cool. Which consumer drone from Skydio can I bu- oh wait, I can't.

Thanks, Adam!

phendrenad2

11 hours ago

This has nothing to do with "China spying on the US" and has everything to do with "US citizens piercing the total information control matrix and questioning the government".

jambutters

an hour ago

DJI is a global drone company and they're popular in Japan as well for agricultural drones . I recall the head of the American branch Colin Guuin, wanted more share and control of the company and they booted him out and he started his own drone company which is not doing so well

derbOac

4 hours ago

Not sure why you're being downvoted. Even if you ignore the legitimacy of security concerns about foreign drones, this action gives more monopoly control over drones to the US government.

If some US drone manufacturer crosses the administration in some way, say in terms of backdoors or lack thereof, it's one less option for the consumer.

Think chat control in the EU but based on executive order in the US, and drones.

kccoder

2 hours ago

Too many people have abandoned reason for madness.