US Department of the Interior (DOI) issued new order, which means DOI’s employees can no longer fly drones made by foreign-owned companies or those made with foreign-manufactured components due to cybersecurity concerns. With the new order, DOI has basically grounded their entire drone program. The only exception from the new policy are emergency situations. It is not yet clear, whether it is a temporary measure or not. DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise in action. Source: DJI On January 29th, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a new order number 3379. This order reveals a new department policy that takes aim at drone technology. According to the policy, DOI employees can no longer fly drones made by foreign-owned companies or those made with foreign-manufactured components. This new policy basically means that DOI has grounded its entire drone program. The DOI communicates cybersecurity concerns as the sole reason behind the new order. Emergency situations are an exception to this order, according to DOI. In case of an emergency, DOI employees can further make use of their current drone fleet. The full order can be found here as an image or directly on DOI’s website as PDF. It is not yet clear, whether it is a temporary measure or not. Order Nr. 3379. Source: Ministry of the Interior DJI’s Reaction DJI is a Chinese tech company and a global leader in the drone market. In reaction to the new order, they published a post on their blog (you can read the whole post here). According...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 31 January, 2020