The NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) spending bill has just been release and it grants DJI  a year's grace before it's potentially banned in the US.

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DJI evades US ban but has one year to prove its products aren't a national security threat

DJI drones have escaped an immediate US ban but could be blocked in the future.

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DJI drones escape US ban for now, but clouds continue to loom for 2025

Image: DJI  The US Senate has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill, and it may have major consequences for the world’s largest drone company — though not necessarily the immediate ban that China’s DJI feared.  While it did not contain the full “Countering CCP Drones Act” provisions that would have quickly blocked imports of DJI products into the United States, it instead kicks off a one-year coun…

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DJI escapes US drone ban — but may get banned automatically unless Trump steps in

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You’ve heard of DJI, no? There are lots of consumer-level drones on the market, and none have absolutely owned the space like the Chinese firm DJI. Their drones have taken larger and larger bites out of the consumer market, from recreational flyers to professional camera operators and photographers, because they’re well made and reasonably priced. But Chinese companies are causing an anxious American government to wonder how off-the-shelf consum…

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Drone Maker DJI Gets One-Year Reprieve From a US Gov't Ban

DJI and Autel Robotics have one year to convince skeptical national security agencies that their equipment doesn't pose a threat to the U.S.

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DJI's Popular Chinese Drones Get Temporary Reprieve, May Still be Banned

A defense authorization bill does not include a ban on DJI drones—at least for the next year.

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DJI Gets a Breather, Won't Face a US Ban in 2025

The U.S. is passing a law that requires DJI to have it devices certified that it's not a risk to the U.S., or else it would face an automatic ban.

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DJI narrowly escapes U.S. drone ban, for now — company has one year to demonstrate its products don’t pose a national security risk

DJI boasted on its blog that it has postponed a decision on whether the sale of Chinese drones poses a security threat to the United States. The final US defense budget did not include a provision on combating Chinese drones. DJI can therefore still sell drones on the US market. The decision on ...

DJI se na svém blogu pochlubila odkladem rozhodnutí, zda prodej čínských dronů představuje ve Spojených státech bezpečnostní hrozbu. Do finální podoby amerického rozpočtu na obranu se nedostal bod s bojem proti čínským dronům. DJI tedy stále může prodávat drony na americkém trhu. Rozhodnutí o ...

DJI slaví drobné vítězství. Hrozba zákazu prodejů v USA se odkládá o rok

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DJI celebrates a small victory. Threat of US sales ban postponed for a year

DJI earned a key win today in an increasingly complicated legal landscape for Chinese companies operating within the United States. The Countering CCP Drones Act was not included in the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed in the United States Congress this week, meaning that DJI is not banned from operating or selling products in the United States.

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DJI Stays Legal: US Congress Finalizes Defense Act Without Drone Ban

DJI has been under fire for some time, with both suspicions and accusations of affiliation with the Chinese government flying freely from the US side.

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