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Drone maker DJI facing U.S. FCC ban — the national security risk and part China-state ownership are key issues (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] cyd 59 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Funny thing is, those Chinese drones are being heavily used by Ukraine, because they're more reliable than US-made drones. In 2023, Ukraine bought about 60% of the global supply of DJI's Mavic quadcopters.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago

commercial drones have to be reflashed for combat use anyway. it only makes sense for them to standardize on something