The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) spending bill has just been release and it grants DJI a year’s grace before it’s potentially banned in the US, The Verge reported. It was expected that DJI and rival Autel could be banned by the end of 2024 because of the Countering CCP Drones Act provision. However, the bill gives DJI an extra year to prove to an “appropriate national security agency” that its products don’t pose a national security risk in the US.
Failing that, the bill authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to place DJI’s drones on its covered list for 2026,
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