The U. S. Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd because of « cyber vulnerabilities » in the products.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U. S. Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd because of « cyber vulnerabilities » in the products.
An Aug. 2 Army memo posted online and verified by Reuters applies to all DJI drones and systems that use DJI components or software. It requires service members to « cease all use, uninstall all DJI applications, remove all batteries/storage media and secure equipment for follow-on direction. »
The memo says DJI drones are the most widely used by the Army among off-the-shelf equipment of that type.
DJI said in a statement that it was « surprised and disappointed » at the Army’s « unprompted restriction on DJI drones as we were not consulted during their decision.
