Chinese UAV maker sues US Department of Defense

DJI, which is headquartered in China and is the world's largest UAV maker, has asked a US judge in Washington DC to order the company removed from a Pentagon list designating the company as a "Chinese military company", asserting that DJI is "not owned or controlled by the Chinese military".

A DJI store in Beijing, China in December 2021.

The Pentagon's inclusion of DJI on the list is a warning to US entities and companies about the national security risks of doing business with DJI, according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, DJI argues in the lawsuit that due to the US Department of Defense 's "illegal and erroneous decisions," DJI has "lost business contracts, been stigmatized as a national security threat, and been barred from contracting with numerous federal government agencies."

DJI said it filed the lawsuit after the US Department of Defense failed to contact the company about the designation for more than 16 months, saying it had "no choice but to seek relief in federal court".

There is currently no information on the US Department of Defense's response to DJI's lawsuit.

US lawmakers have repeatedly raised concerns that DJI's UAVs pose data transmission, surveillance and national security risks, which the company has denied.

Last month, the US House of Representatives voted to ban new DJI drones from operating in the US. The bill now awaits action in the US Senate.

Also last month, the US Commerce Department announced that it was seeking comments on whether to impose restrictions on Chinese UAVs, according to Reuters.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cong-ty-san-xuat-uav-trung-quoc-kien-bo-quoc-phong-my-185241019104330909.htm