In AprilDJI urged US government to start Compulsory safety audit In its business-an audit Congress ordered the part of a structured approach to evaluate the safety concerns of Chinese-owned companies. Now half a year has passed and DJI says The US has still not started the audit – and the clock is standing.
,Section 1709 One of the 2025 National Defense Authority Act suggests that within a year of being enacted, a nominated National Security Agency will have to evaluate whether communication and video monitoring equipment from these manufacturers is an unacceptable risk for American national security or security of American citizens “,” “Adam Welsh, Head of Global Policy in DJI, DJI It is written in a letter Five national security agencies (DHS, DOD, FBI, NSA, or ODNI) that can do that evaluation.
As part of that letter, the DJI urged the agencies to start that compulsory assessment firmly, as it could take months and December was coming fast. Now two months later, DJI says that it does not seem that anything has changed.
“On 6 June, the Trump administration issued an executive order with the objective of promoting innovation in the US drone industry and strengthening the domestic drone supply chain,” DJIs write A blog post todayThese are positive developments and we appreciate the administration’s efforts to modernize the rules, support safe drone operations, and to encourage investment in US drone ecosystem … but for DJI and thousands of American drone users who use our technology every day, are still an important pressure issue that remains unresolved: Overdue safety reviews will remain that we will remain. ,
DJI says that when it appreciates two drone-related executive orders of Donald Trump, and clearly shows that the drones are in the government’s mind, it ignores an issue that has been on the table since December 2024.
“It does not address a pressure issue faced by the most widely used and well-tested drone platforms on the market-which will have a devastating effect on the US drone ecosystem,” says DJI. “Thousands of businesses, public safety officers, farmers, entrepreneurs, and others will be cut off from essential equipment that enables them to operate safely, efficiently and costly. Ripple effects will expand in the US economy, threaten jobs, stop innovation, and reduce public safety abilities.”
As stated in April, the DJI reiterated that it is ready for audit. The robotics company also said that it looked “forward” so that it could showcase its privacy control and security facilities.
“If an agency does not proceed and does not complete the review until the December 2025 deadline, the NDAA provision can trigger an automated ban on DJI – we have no fault, but only because no agency selected to take up our products to review our products,” DJI again urged the US government to order the Audit Congress six months ago.
“We welcome the investigation and are convinced that our products can face their strict investigation. We firmly feel that people who have created livelihood using DJI products are worth a fair and time evaluation to lift the cloud on our company and assure DJI customers and American public that DJI drones are safe and safe and safe.” This attitude has not changed, and that is – unfortunately – in line with the spirit of urgency in this matter of the US government.
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