Manufacturer of drones for civilian use and specialist in aerial image technologies for leisure or professional use, DJI announces the suspension of its commercial activities in Russia and Ukraine in the current context of the war.
” DJI abhors any use of its drones for the purpose of harm, and we are temporarily suspending sales in these countries to ensure no one uses our drones in combat. “, said a spokesperson for DJI, specifying that this decision is unrelated to Western sanctions.
DJI also indicates that it does not take a position concerning a country, but responds to the principles of the group. DJI is a Chinese company and Reuters points out that unlike many Western companies, Chinese companies continue to operate in Russia.
A month after an ignored Ukrainian request
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov had arrested DJI in an open letter denouncing the fact that DJI products help Russia to ” kill Ukrainians. “
In particular, he pointed to a hijacking of DJI’s AeroScope system allowing the Russian army to locate Ukrainian drones and their pilots with the aim of targeting them, and also to ” kill civilians ” relying on it for missile navigation.
On its site, DJI presents AeroScope as a drone detection platform that quickly identifies drone communication links, collects information such as flight status, trajectories and other information in real time.
NB: Photo credits: DJI.
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