DJI drones pose potential threats to national security says Department of Defense
Today the Department of Defense released the following statement saying that DJI drones pose a potential threat to national security. Updated with DJI’s response on 7
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Today we received this photo, showing the DJI Mini SE at a retail location in North America. The image came from one of our long-time sources, Mr. D. Thank you!
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