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Export controls, the Shenzhen supply chain, and the geopolitics of the world’s drone-manufacturing superpower.

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Skydio

China Escalates Trade War, Targets 11 US Drone Companies with New Restrictions

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) ramped up its trade offensive against the U.S., adding 11 US drone companies to Unreliable Entity List

Haye KestelooApr 4

DJI Mavic 4 Pro 7 More leaks in one day!

DJI

DJI Mavic 4 Pro LEAK FRENZY: 7 New Leaks Including VIDEO In Only 24hrs

I watched DJI Rumors for a while and I used to get excited when images were leaked before launch of a DJI drone. But the DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone

Jasper EllensApr 4

DJI

Trump’s New Tariffs Set to Increase DJI Drone Prices by 34%, Reshaping US Drone Market

The Trump administration's latest round of 34% tariffs on Chinese goods will significantly impact DJI's products, including the DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone.

Haye KestelooApr 2

FAA

Chinese National Faces Sentencing After Hacking Drone to Photograph Vandenberg Space Force Base

A 39-year-old Chinese national who illegally flew a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base pleaded guilty to violating national defense airspace.

Haye KestelooMar 31

Russia

FCC Launches Inquiry into GPS Alternatives as Drone Industry Highlights Positioning Technology’s Critical Role

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has initiated a proceeding to explore commercial technologies that would complement the Global Positioning System (GPS), acknowledging the technology’s vulnerability to disruption despite its crucial role in America’s economic and national security infrastructure. FCC Seeks to Address GPS Vulnerabilities The FCC announced today (March 27, 2025) that it h

Haye KestelooMar 27

China

FBI Targets Chinese National in $15M Drone Smuggling Case Tied to Iran’s IRGC

The FBI unveiled a wanted poster for Baoxia "Emily" Liu, a Chinese national accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to smuggle U.S.-origin drone components

Haye KestelooMar 21

DJI

DJI Seeks Court Intervention to Overturn U.S. DoD’s Chinese Military Company Label

On March 14, 2025, SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Shenzhen Dajiang Baiwang Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively “DJI”) filed a motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) designation of the company as a “Chinese Military Company” (CMC) under Section…

Haye KestelooMar 21

DJI

DJI’s Rise: Frank Wang’s Dream to Drone Empire

What began as a Chinese boy’s dream to simplify flying helicopters in the 1990s spiraled into DJI, a global drone empire that reshaped aerial photography, surveillance, and modern warfare. From a forgotten 2005 customs bust in Japan to the battlefields of Ukraine, where DJI drones drop bombs on tanks, Frank Wang’s journey is a tale…

Haye KestelooMar 20

China

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