Feds Purchasing Surveillance Drones From Chinese Company Pentagon Says Is A Security Threat


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[In The News] Feds Purchasing Surveillance Drones From Chinese Company Pentagon Says Is A Security Threat Federal law enforcement agencies are purchasing surveillance drones from a Chinese company the Pentagon has said could pose a threat to national security, Axios reported. The U.S. Secret Service purchased eight surveillance drones from Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), a company based in Shenzhen, China, in July, according to [procurement records](//www.documentcloud.org/documents/21065990-usss-dji-award) obtained by the industry publication IPVM and shared with [Axios](//www.axios.com/federal-law-enforcement-china-drone-4b33aca2-b6f5-43d0-8d36-be1d447af1a0.html) . The FBI had already [bought 19 DJI drones](//www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_15F06721P0003585_1549_-NONE-_-NONE-) days prior to the Secret Service’s purchase. DJI produces a number of very popular drones...