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US bars approvals of new models of DJI, all other foreign drones

67 points by bookofjoe

by bicx

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Why can’t they just require government agencies to purchase US-made drones? Why is this a bigger threat than any of the millions of foreign electronics used to communicate in the U.S.?

by efskap

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It's even worse than that. Foreign drone-critical components are also banned.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-updates-covered-list-add-ce...
Flight controllers? ESCs? Who knows!

by tencentshill

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If you have a DJI drone in the US, its going to go up in value. I expect to sell my beat-up DJI Mini for at least as much as I paid in the next year.

by bookofjoe

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by derbOac

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If the TikTok process is any guide with this administration, it's pretty predictable how this will turn out.

by throw-12-16

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by yanhangyhy

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by ChrisArchitect

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Not sure what's going on with the content on the Reuters page (amtrak? ) but here's the content that went out on the wire:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-adds-dji-other-foreig...

by blibble

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by pharos92

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Wonder when the TrumpDrone "made in america" will be announce. Just like the TrumpPhone, no doubt it'll end up being made in China. The jokes really do write themselves.

by kotaKat

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Awesome, cool. Which consumer drone from Skydio can I bu- oh wait, I can't.
Thanks, Adam!

by phendrenad2

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This has nothing to do with "China spying on the US" and has everything to do with "US citizens piercing the total information control matrix and questioning the government".