Report reveals vast impact if US blacklisting of DJI drones spreads

It will come as no surprise to DroneDJ readers that political efforts have been afoot – and gaining momentum – to blacklist drones made by global leader DJI for the threats they allegedly pose of leaking user data to the spying eyes of officials in China. A new report offers an indication of just how steep – and expensive – that legislative push to sideline those UAVs across the US promises to be.

Though offering only a partial view of how prevalent DJI drones are in the fleets of US public service users (not to mention throngs of enterprise operators and private enthusiasts), a new article by Forbes does provide an idea of the vast consequences and costs that existing and future blacklists of company craft will invariably have. 

Read: New US bill seeks far broader ban on DJI drone use

Citing data obtained via third-party Freedom of Information petitions, the publication documents UAVs made by DJI – as well as its fellow…