Chinese drone developer Dajiang Innovations Science and Technology Co, also known as DJI, said on Monday that it was not consulted about the US Army’s decision to restrict the use of its drones and will confer with the US military about the meaning of “cyber vulnerabilities.”
“We are surprised and disappointed to read reports of the US Army’s unprompted restriction on DJI drones as we were not consulted during its decision. We are happy to work directly with any organization, including the US Army, that has concerns about our management of cyber issues,” the company said in a statement sent to the Global Times on Monday.
The statement came in response to a recent report saying that US Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson had directed the US Army to halt use of all DJI products due to “increased awareness of cyber vulnerabilities associated with DJI products,” citing a document from the US Army.
“We’ll be reaching out to the US Army to confirm the memo and to understand what is specifically meant by ‘cyber vulnerabilities’,” the company said in the statement.
The company stressed that it has no cooperation with the military of any country.
“People, businesses and governments around the world rely on DJI’s products and technology for a variety of uses including sensitive and mission-critical operations,” it said.
Source: Global Times
It is not surprising to me that the US Army did not consult with this international commercial vendor. Expect that similar orders have been given without contacting other vendors.
I am impressed to see that DJI is reaching out for guidance on the specific details of the issues that they could possibly addressed.
Niel