A bipartisan group of lawmakers has urged the Pentagon to deny export licenses to Chinese drone manufacturer DJI and review the export approval process over national security concerns.
In a letter dated Dec. 18 to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, 15 lawmakers raised concerns that U.S. companies export critical technology to DJI that helps American adversaries attack U.S. allies. They said the Department of Defense (DOD) “should not be recommending approval of export control licenses for U.S. technology that advances DJI’s capabilities.”
“DJI supplies our adversaries around the world, including Iranian-backed Hamas and Russia, with drones to carry out vicious attacks against our allies,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said in a statement. “These export licenses should not have been approved, and American technology should not be advancing DJI drones. It is time to end Communist China’s weaponization of American ingenuity.”…
