DJI is the largest manufacturer of consumer drones, and by far and away the best in the market if our best camera drones guide is anything to go by (and it is). Despite – or, more likely because – of that success, it is currently subject to restrictions and facing a ban by the US government.
Understandably a lot of DJI users – and indeed impartial observers – have looked at the potential advantages to US drone companies of a ban on DJI and other Chinese companies. It has not escaped their attention that Skydio, a relatively high-profile brand, has a rapidly-increasing lobbying budget, spending around $500,000 on lobbying last year.
