Why the key to American drone dominance lies with blockchain

To understand how we got here, it is important to understand China’s dominance of the global commercial drone market. Shenzhen-based DJI churns out thousands of drones every day and accounts for 70% of all commercial drones sold globally. This means the very drones purchased and deployed by American institutions, from public utilities to local law enforcement, are built with Chinese-made hardware, firmware, cloud dependencies, and proprietary geofencing logic. This also means Beijing controls how drones navigate, authenticate themselves, and respect sensitive airspaces – a major obstacle to securing American skies. The U.S. now has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address this…