Two representatives from the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, asking that drone manufacturer DJI remain on the Department o... Read more
The Endless Frontier Act is a new proposal designed to support a stronger U.S. technology base: a move that could be a more concrete play in ongoing U.S.- China trade tensions. Technology... Read more
Has the conflict had any noticeable effect upon DJI’s drone market share? The latest report from Drone Industry Insights (DRONEII) answers the question, as the U.S.-China trade war co... Read more
The American Security Drone Act: The Sequel The original American Security Drone Act (ADSA) proposal has had a significant impact on the drone industry, even though it was not passed. The A... Read more
The U.S. – China tech war has had major implications for the commercial drone industry. Now, AirForce veteran and aerospace attorney Dawn Zoldi of P3 Tech Consulting explains the impa... Read more
Congressmen in the U.S. have rejected a House version of the National Defense Authorization Act which would ban the purchase of Chinese drone tech by U.S. federal agencies or with federal fu... Read more
On the heels of recent U.S. government efforts to ban Chinese drones for official use, Japan this week announced a similar plan. According to a Reuters report, several government insiders sa... Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has made the ban official: no agency may use DOJ funds for any unmanned aircraft manufactured by a “Covered Foreign Entity: … any entity that... Read more
Today, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, DJI responds to Department of the Interior memo recommending that department heads purchase U.S.-manufactured drones from the “Blue... Read more
After the fleet of U.S. Department of Interior drones was downed earlier this year in response to concerns about Chinese-manufactured drone platforms, the DOI has not flown except for emerge... Read more
In the final keynote address of DJI Airworks 2020, DJI’s VP of Policy and Legal Affairs Brendan Schulman talked about the direction U.S. government drone regulation is taking – a... Read more
DJI’s AirWorks 2020 Virtual Conference started today: one of the first of the fully virtual drone events to take place this year. AirWorks has become one of the major conferences for... Read more
As a next step to the U.S. government’s ban on Chinese-manufactured drones, including the world’s largest manufacturer, DJI; the U.S. Department of Defense has released a list of... Read more
The trade war is heating up – and it could mean a ban on Chinese drones. Part 1 of a 2 Part Series taking a deeper look at what’s happening. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill... Read more