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Anyone know the model name of the drone used?

by nthypes 2y ago

luyu_wu 2y ago
Looks like a DJI Agras model to me! Amusing considering the recent news regarding DJI being banned.
- blackoil 2y ago
  One reason of them being banned is they are very good and hence very popular.
  - Cthulhu_ 2y ago
    The main reason is a fear - which as far as I know is unsubstantiated - that China's got backdoors in tech sold in the west. But with so many hackers and national security agencies disassembling and analyzing these things, surely they'd have found it by now? Therefore, I wouldn't be surprised if it's more about market protection. Which doesn't make much sense to me because is there a major US drone manufacturer that can't compete with DJI right now?
    - ovi256 2y ago
      > with so many hackers and national security agencies disassembling and analyzing these things, surely they'd have found it by now This is a common misconception. With OTA updates, the backdoor can be introduced at any time in a future software version. For example, right before an attack.
    - eunos 2y ago
      It's a fear that US has no similarly competitive drone companies
      - GuardianAg 2y ago
        Check out Guardian Ag
- ammo1662 2y ago
  I'm not sure whether they can be exported even if DJI is not banned. Just check [0], their latest agricultural drone T60 sold in China has 60KG payload and AESA radars. (No English page provided) They also has a T50 [1] with English introduction page. While the air force of some countries in the world still does not have AESA, DJI already uses AESA to grow crops. [0] https://ag.dji.com/cn/t60/specs https://ag.dji.com/cn/t60/specs [1] https://ag.dji.com/t50/specs https://ag.dji.com/t50/specs
  - eunos 2y ago
    If we are moving to neo feudalism, even upper middle class families might have a better air force than many smaller and poorer countries.
oefrha 2y ago
Article says brand is XAG so must be one of these: https://www.xa.com/en/plant-protection-uas https://www.xa.com/en/plant-protection-uas The photo looks like either XAG P100 or P100 Pro.

Anyone know the model name of the drone used?

luyu_wu 2y ago

Looks like a DJI Agras model to me! Amusing considering the recent news regarding DJI being banned.

blackoil 2y ago
One reason of them being banned is they are very good and hence very popular.
- Cthulhu_ 2y ago
  The main reason is a fear - which as far as I know is unsubstantiated - that China's got backdoors in tech sold in the west. But with so many hackers and national security agencies disassembling and analyzing these things, surely they'd have found it by now? Therefore, I wouldn't be surprised if it's more about market protection. Which doesn't make much sense to me because is there a major US drone manufacturer that can't compete with DJI right now?
  - ovi256 2y ago
    > with so many hackers and national security agencies disassembling and analyzing these things, surely they'd have found it by now This is a common misconception. With OTA updates, the backdoor can be introduced at any time in a future software version. For example, right before an attack.
  - eunos 2y ago
    It's a fear that US has no similarly competitive drone companies
    - GuardianAg 2y ago
      Check out Guardian Ag
ammo1662 2y ago
I'm not sure whether they can be exported even if DJI is not banned. Just check [0], their latest agricultural drone T60 sold in China has 60KG payload and AESA radars. (No English page provided) They also has a T50 [1] with English introduction page. While the air force of some countries in the world still does not have AESA, DJI already uses AESA to grow crops. [0] https://ag.dji.com/cn/t60/specs https://ag.dji.com/cn/t60/specs [1] https://ag.dji.com/t50/specs https://ag.dji.com/t50/specs
- eunos 2y ago
  If we are moving to neo feudalism, even upper middle class families might have a better air force than many smaller and poorer countries.

oefrha 2y ago

Article says brand is XAG so must be one of these: https://www.xa.com/en/plant-protection-uas https://www.xa.com/en/plant-protection-uas The photo looks like either XAG P100 or P100 Pro.