prc30 on Nostr: Primarily, the thinking is that DJI represents a "national security threat". I'm sure ...
Primarily, the thinking is that DJI represents a "national security threat". I'm sure there is some truth to that, but what I see - and a developing pattern - is that the American government is using such tactics in an attempt to protect domestic players.
That said, American drone manufactures, to quote the Wall Street Journal
"In the first war to feature small drones prominently, American companies still have no meaningful presence. Made-in-America drones tend to be expensive, glitchy and hard to repair, said drone company executives, Ukrainians on the front lines, Ukrainian government officials and former U.S. defense officials.
Absent solutions from the West, Ukraine has turned to cheaper Chinese products to fill its drone arsenal."
That said, American drone manufactures, to quote the Wall Street Journal
"In the first war to feature small drones prominently, American companies still have no meaningful presence. Made-in-America drones tend to be expensive, glitchy and hard to repair, said drone company executives, Ukrainians on the front lines, Ukrainian government officials and former U.S. defense officials.
Absent solutions from the West, Ukraine has turned to cheaper Chinese products to fill its drone arsenal."