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Ironic, considering the DOJ has labeled DJI products as a threat to national security.

• pc86 3y ago
  Militarized police is also a threat to national security so it kind of fits.
• kube-system 3y ago
  Which might by why they are acquiring drones from US manufacturers, according to the article.
  • latchkey 3y ago
    Years ago, I backed a US based drone on kickstarter. It took forever for them to send it to me. Eventually, I managed to get it and I took it for one single flight and it went out of control and crashed itself into the side of a building. Somehow I eventually managed to get my money back, thankfully. The company realized that consumer focus was wrong (nobody had a good experience with their product with tons of complaints in user forums) and pivoted to govt drones because they got millions in grant funding. I can't imagine these guys ever producing anything even close to the level of quality that DJI does. Needless to say, their website hasn't really been updated in years. The amount of grift these guys managed to pull off is insane. https://vantagerobotics.com/ https://vantagerobotics.com/
  • Arrath 3y ago
    Having used several of the drones on the DoD's 'approved for use on/near military property' list or whatever it's called these days, they are generally speaking, flying pieces of shit[0]. Our domestic manufacturers have some catching up to do. [0]Problems run the gamut from excessive bootup times to extraordinarily poor station-keeping/wind fighting ability, low speed, clunky controllers, and more!