Ukrainian government recommends discontinuing use of Chinese DJI drone, American manufacturer aims for vacant seats



Ukrainian officials claim that the technical flaws in

DJI 's drone, the world's largest commercial drone maker and Chinese company, may have been deliberately set up by DJI to thwart the defense of Ukraine. I asked to limit its use. And as an alternative to DJI, American manufacturers BRINC Drone and Skydio offer drones.

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BRINC Drone has donated 10 drones to Ukraine since March 2022 and has sold about 50 drones in the name of defense assistance. According to BRINC Drone CEO Blake Resnick, Ukraine is using drones to search and rescue victims and gather information. In addition, CEO Resnick said that he worked for DJI until 2017, 'DJI drones are arguably the most advanced drones in the world. DJI will be surprised.'



Skydio has also delivered dozens of drones to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and sold hundreds to the Ukrainian government and non-governmental organizations that support Ukraine, said Adam Bry, CEO of Skydio. According to a Skydio spokeswoman, Aerorozvidka, a special forces specializing in aerial reconnaissance and military drone operations for the Ukrainian Ground Forces, is using Skydio drones instead of DJI drones.



Ukrainian drone trader Taras Troiak said he was selling DJI drones in Kieu and Lviv, but said he had stopped trading with DJI at the time of writing.

Ukrainian government officials and Troyack have reported that DJI's drone detection system, Aeroscope , was defective and could not be used on the battlefield. Some officials claim that 'DJI has tampered with the system so that it cannot detect Russian drones.' 'DJI's Aeroscope is supporting attacks by Russian troops,' said the Ukrainian Special Communications and Information Protection Agency, calling for DJI drones not to connect to Ukraine's Wi-Fi and mobile networks. That. In addition, the Ukrainian government recommends discontinuing the use of DJI products in the country.

In response, DJI spokeswoman Adam Lisberg said, 'It was known that the Aeroscope was defective even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine broke out, and we are still working on fixing it at the time of writing the article. DJI cannot support Russian attacks or tamper with Aeroscope. '



In the United States, where BRINC Drone and Skydio are based, 90% of the drones used by public security agencies are made by DJI. As a result, there are voices in the United States that there are national security concerns about Chinese companies controlling the market and technology of drones that can be diverted to military use.

The US Treasury added DJI to the 'Chinese Military-Industrial Complex' blacklist in December 2021. The Wall Street Journal, an American economic newspaper, reports that the Pentagon has a bill banning DJI drones from being incorporated into US communications infrastructure. 'The report on DJI drones in Ukraine reports that the United States faces the potentially serious national security threat posed by Chinese drone makers,' said Brendan Carr, a Republican and member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He emphasized the need to show a consistent response. '

'It's a real risk that unconsidered laws prevent U.S. public security and government agencies from using our products. The data collected by DJI products is in China,' Lisberg said. No cases have been reported so far and there are no national security concerns. '

In addition, drone makers in the United States such as BRINC Drone and Skydio have lower drone production capacity than DJI, and due to the deterioration of logistics due to semiconductor shortage etc., drones are more expensive than DJI, and delivery is also considerable. It seems that it will take time.

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