Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Co., Ltd., commonly known as DJI, the Chinese drone manufacturer, has launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense, challenging its designation as a “Chinese military company.”
The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. law firm Paul Weiss in Washington, D.C., accuses the Pentagon, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary for Industrial Base Policy Laura Taylor-Kale, of refusing to provide any rationale for DJI’s military designation and ignoring repeated requests for dialogue, Politico reported.
The Pentagon originally placed DJI on a list of “Military Companies Operating in the United States” in 2022, citing potential threats to national security.
This move followed the DoD’s 2021 decision to bar government agencies from using DJI products, alleging that the company’s drones could be used for espionage purposes or serve as surveillance tools for the Chinese Communist Party.
In the complaint, DJI argues that the DoD failed to provide any substantive evidence supporting the designation and refused to engage with DJI over a 16-month period, despite repeated attempts by the company to clarify the situation. […]
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