- The report says that the executive decree of the White House prohibiting sales of Chinese drones is imminent
- Dji says his products are fully secure and that he is hosting a meticulous examination
- Dji has already postponed the launch of the Mavic 4 Pro in the United States
According to reports in the United States, the Trump administration could be about to issue a total ban on American sales of Chinese manufacturing drones. Although this may look like disastrous news for DJI, this can actually provide him with an excellent opportunity to finally clarify any persistent persistent on security risks.
The Washington Post says that this week, the White House will issue several decrees that could lead to companies like DJI actually prohibited from selling new models in the United States.
Assuming that the reports are true (and keeping in mind that Trump has returned to certain proposed pricing and commercial policies), it would be the last development of an ongoing cold war between the American government and Chinese drone companies.
This is the one that also precedes the current administration. In December of last year, one of the last actions of Joe Biden as president was to sign the law on the authorization of National Defense 2025, including article 1709, including “in the year following the promotion, a national security agency designated must assess whether the communication and video equipment equipment [Chinese drone] Manufacturers present “an unacceptable risk” for American national security or the security of American citizens “.
American politicians have often made radical and somewhat vague statements suggesting that the data collected by Chinese manufacturing drones could be used for the contrary to American security or commercial interests. And the above-mentioned act of the United States security apparatus to definitively discover if this is the case.
“We welcome this meticulous exam.”
So far, the Trump administration has not yet affected any of the five national security agencies to assume this task. DJI, however, seems to want the process to start as soon as possible. In March, DJI’s world policy leader Adam Welsh wrote an open letter to agency leaders asking that “all or all of your agencies ”immediately begins the evaluation.
“We welcome this meticulous exam,” wrote Welsh. The letter continued: “DJI is convinced that its products can resist your stricter exam. We are confident not only because we have nothing to hide, but because independent companies and other American government agencies have validated and confirmed several times that DJI products are secure.”
Welsh stressed that the company had implemented a certain number of measures to ensure that its drones keep data from secure user. For example, flight newspapers, photos and videos are not synchronized with DJI servers, unless a user chooses to do so, and users based on the United States cannot synchronize flight recordings with DJI servers.
DJI drones also include local data mode, which cuts any connection between the Flight and Internet application, while the application allows users to manage their data, use third -party software and easily delete information on the drone.
Welsh continues by emphasizing the financial effect which restricts the sale of DJI drones could have on the American economy, saying that DJI allows more than $ 116 billion in economic activity across the country, while supporting almost half a million jobs.
If the Trump administration was to implement a general ban, this could be a way to stimulate the national American drone industry which, at present, seems to represent a small part of American drone sales compared to DJI and altar. Although it is clear that the American drone industry could use a certain help, would American residents be really happy to be forced to buy much more expensive drone equipment, simply because it was not made in China?
Dji, like many non -American companies, already has problems due to the general prices of the Trump administration – or, more specifically, of the confusion surrounding whether they will really be introduced or not. Citing this uncertainty, the company has postponed the launch of its excellent new flagship camera drone, DJI Mavic 4 Pro, in the United States.
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