Blue SUAS Problems And DMS Secretary Pimping For Skydio

During a Senate Committee meeting in March, several First Responders explained the problems with Blue sUAS, and Florida DMS Secretary Pedro Allende was accused of pimping for US-based dronemaker Skydio by Senator Jason Pizzo (D-FL).

The Florida Senate Committee meeting lasted well over an hour. It highlighted the problems with the so-called Blue sUAS and Skydio’s aggressive lobbying against Chinese-made drones, specifically DJI drones.

Several first responders were given the opportunity to speak and address their concerns with Blue sUAS and the consequences of not being allowed to buy and use Chinese-made drones, including DJI drones.

DroneXL has made the video recording from the committee meeting and a cleaned-up transcript available in this article. We believe it is very important to make the drone community and lawmakers around the country aware of the concerns surrounding the current generation of Blue sUAS and the consequences of Skydio’s aggressive lobbying…