The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of DJI Drones
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The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of DJI Drones
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#2Seeing how drone warfare has become the new hot front in 21st century conflicts like Ukraine, it's hard not to speculate on the implications of this as political unrest continues to rise in the U.S.
It's no secret that the current U.S. regime views a sizeable portion of its own civilian citizens as enemy combatants. They are already shooting people in the face and not even putting up a pretense of acting shocked at the act. Historically, it is easier to win elections than revolutions; limiting access to game-changing technology puts the power advantage even more firmly in the corner of the regime.
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#3It's this now, but 3D printers, Meshtastic, and the ESP32 all seem likely to catch the ire of the administration if some deal is not done in the coming years.
I've been saying it for ages, but a decent easily available western equivalent to the ESP32 (meaning easy WiFi) needs to happen, and until it does there will be a giant hole in the middle of the entire maker universe, which increasingly acts as the prototyping stage for commercialized gadgetry.
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#4Alternative headline: The US Government Banned All New Foreign Drones.
As every foreign-made drone is now on the FCC’s “Covered List.
Re: The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of DJI Drones
#5I wonder how long until Canada gets pressured into doing the same, just like we always do?
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#6I wonder how much this is because the war in Ukraine showed that drone manufacturing capacity is a strategic asset?
Re: The U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of DJI Drones
#7Seeing how drone warfare has become the new hot front in 21st century conflicts like Ukraine, it's hard not to speculate on the implications of this as political unrest continues to rise in the U.S. It's no secret that the current U.S. regime views a sizeable portion of its own civilian citizens as enemy combatants. They are already shooting people in the face and not even putting up a pretense of acting shocked at t…
It's no secret that VC's are profiting massively from this administration. And all comments critical of the current regime are getting downvoted on HN. Something adds up.
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#8Alternative headline: The US Government Banned All New Foreign Drones. As every foreign-made drone is now on the FCC’s “Covered List.
Source? Tfa says only new models of drones are banned.
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#9So unless I'm reading this incorrectly, DJI can keep selling existing models forever in the US? The US just can't get updated versions of drones?
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#10I wonder how much this is because the war in Ukraine showed that drone manufacturing capacity is a strategic asset?
Doesn't Ukraine also import most of its drone technology?