DJI, the biggest commercial and consumer drone manufacturer in the world, lost its case against the Federal Government after U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled against the company. According to the South China Morning Post, the court agreed with the Department of Defense, stating that it had sufficient evidence to include the drone maker in the Section 1260H list, which designates certain institutions as “Chinese military companies.”
The company was first added to the Pentagon’s list in 2022, and it sued the federal government over this designation last year. DJI claims that it’s neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military, and that it has “lost business deals, been stigmatized as a national security threat, and been banned from contracting with multiple federal government agencies.” Despite this loss, it said that it will continue operating in the U.S. and explore other legal remedies.
