DJI sues over the FCC’s decision to block new drone imports

DJI wants a national tribunal to flip retired the Federal Communications Commission's determination to prohibition imports of its China-made drones and components, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a petition filed successful an appeals tribunal this week, DJI claims the FCC "exceeded its statutory authority" past December erstwhile adding drones made successful overseas countries to its Covered List, which blocks communications instrumentality "deemed to airs an unacceptable risk" to nationalist security.

In summation to preventing DJI and different overseas dronemakers from importing caller drones successful the US (unless approved by the Department of Defense), the FCC besides gave itself the authorization to retr …

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