The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban
The FCC is fining eight companies suspected of acting as front organizations for DJI to bypass US import bans on foreign drone technology. These companies failed to respond to inquiries regarding their marketing of radio equipment subject to national security restrictions.
Why it matters
This action demonstrates the US government's tightening enforcement of national security regulations against foreign technology firms and their intermediaries.
Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones in disguise. They’re just two of the many firms DJI is suspected of starting to skirt the United States’ foreign drone ban.
But it appears the FCC is finally doing something about “DJI front companies,” as watcher Konrad Iturbe dubbed them last year. Today, the FCC is fining eight of them $25,000 each — and giving them until Monday, July 20th, just 10 calendar days, to answer the FCC’s questions before the agency takes further action.
Those companies include Cogito Tech, Fixaxo Technology, Lyno Dynamics, Skyhigh Tech, Spatial Hover, SZ Knowact (the company behind Skyrover), WaveGo Tech, and Xtra Technology. All are being fined because they didn’t answer the FCC’s letters to begin with.
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