16.Īnd while officials believe Beijing is not overseeing the swarms, DJI has secured funding from investment entities owned by the Chinese government - a fact that DJI reportedly sought to conceal.
It’s currently carried on the continuing resolution that funds the federal government expiring Dec. In addition, what limited authority exists for non-defense federal agencies to use counter-drone technology will soon expire unless lawmakers move to extend it. Several pieces of legislation have been introduced, but most have not made it past the committee level. It’s unclear what, if anything, Congress is likely to do to address the threat. “But the potential, of course, is that eventually they could be more dangerous.” “These may be just innocent data collection - or really just looking around, seeing what’s happening - and not in a systemized way,” she added. “We’re seeing in conflict zones, in other theaters, the reliance and use of commercial drones.” “This is part of a trend of commercial drones for potentially nefarious reasons,” said Rachel Stohl, vice president of research programs at the Stimson Center think tank who closely tracks the global drone market.
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