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Chinese Firm OKs Drones Over White House, Capitol in Time for Inauguration

DJI's removal of drone geofencing, replaced by FAA data, raises concerns over misuse in restricted airspaces and geopolitical tensions. (AP)

By    |   Monday, 20 January 2025 07:03 AM EST

Just ahead of the U.S. presidential inauguration, DJI, the Chinese drone manufacturer that is the world’s dominant maker of consumer-grade drones, announced it was ending the system that keeps its drones from being flown over White House and military base airspace.

"DJI has announced updates to its geofencing system (GEO) which applies to most of its consumer and enterprise drone products in the United States (U.S.) These changes will take effect starting from January 13 on both the DJI Fly and DJI Pilot flight apps.

John Mills

Col. John Mills, ret., served 33 years in the Army and also as a senior civilian in government and at national security-related think tanks.  He is the former director of cybersecurity policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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Just ahead of the U.S. presidential inauguration, DJI, the Chinese drone manufacturer that is the world's dominant maker of consumer-grade drones, announced it was ending the system that keeps its drones from being flown over White House and military base airspace."DJI has...
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