During a Senate Committee meeting in March, several first responders explained the problems with Blue sUAS, and Florida DMS Secretary Pedro Allende was accused of pimping for US-based dronemaker Skydio by Senator Jason Pizzo (D-FL). The Florida Senate Committee meeting…
According to the German testing and certification authority TÜV SÜD, DJI’s most popular camera drones, such as the DJI Mavic 3, the DJI Mini 2, and the DJI Air 2S, fulfill several critical American and European cybersecurity and data privacy…
Drones labeled “Blue sUAS” approved by the US Department of Defense are 8 to 14 times more expensive to purchase than the Chinese DJI drones they replace. In addition, users complain about the less broad usability of the Blue sUAS…
According to a report seen by DroneXL, the two DJI Government Edition drones have been cleared and recommended by the Pentagon as they do not show “malicious code or intent.”
Yesterday, the Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt sent a memo to the Assistant Secretaries and Bureau Heads informing them that only approved drones, so-called Blue sUAS are exempt from the PMB approval and reporting procedures, opening the door for…
According to an internal memo, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision not to buy more drones with Chinese parts has made it more difficult to fight wildfires. The memo exposes one consequence of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Chinese…
The Department of the Interior’s drone order, which temporarily halted all non-emergency unmanned aircraft systems fleet operations, creates confusion for [mks_highlight color=”#ffff00″]shark researchers in Cape Cod[/mks_highlight] who use drones to spot and study sharks along the coastline. The Cape Cod…
In this podcast, Brendan Schulman, Vice President of Policy and Legal Affairs at DJI, talks about drones, the history of DJI, China, Data Security, regulatory challenges, and a host of other issues. If you are active in the Drone Industry…
