DHS Flags Chinese Drones as Security Risk

An unclassified memo from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleges that Chinese UAS maker DJI is “providing U.S. critical infrastructure and law enforcement data to the Chinese government …[and] is selectively targeting government and private owned entities within these sectors to expand its ability to collect and exploit sensitive data.” DHS also alleged that DJI was leveraging its lower manufacturing costs “combined with illegal dumping tactics” to give it monopoly power in the U.S. “As a result, U.S. companies have fewer options and are more likely to purchase DJI UAS.”  Read More?