There is a DJI sued The US Department of Defense opposed its addition to the Pentagon’s list, which designated it as a “Chinese military company”. In the documents shared by The Vergethe company said it objected to the designation because it was “neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military.” It described itself as the “largest private seller of consumer and commercial drones” used primarily by first responders, fire and police departments, businesses and hobbyists.
The company claimed it suffered “sustainable financial and reputational damage” because the Pentagon officially declared it a national security threat. He also said he has lost business to both U.S. and domestic customers who have canceled contracts and refused to enter into new ones, and has been barred from signing contracts with many federal government agencies.
DJI explained that it had been trying to contact the Department of Defense for more than 16 months and submitted a “comprehensive delisting application” on July 27, 2023, to have the agency revoke its designation. However, the agency refused to meaningfully engage and explain why the company was added to the list. On Jan. 31, 2024, the DoD reassigned the company without notice, DJI wrote in its complaint. DJI claimed that the DoD shared its full rationale for the designation only after informing the agency that it would “seek judicial relief.”
The company argued that the DoD’s reasoning was inadequate to support its designation, that the agency confused people with generic Chinese names and cited “outdated alleged facts and tenuous connections.” DJI is now asking a court to declare the DoD’s actions unconstitutional, calling the Pentagon’s designation and failure to delist it a “Chinese military company” a violation of the law and its due process rights.
DJI has long been at the crosshairs of various US government agencies. Department of Commerce added it to the institution list In 2020, it stopped US companies from supplying it with unlicensed parts. It happened a year later he added It was included in the Treasury Department’s list of “Chinese military-industrial complex companies” for its alleged involvement in the control of the Muslim Uyghur people in China. And a few days ago, DJI confirmed that it has its latest consumer drones kept at the border By US customs authorities citing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The drone maker has denied having production facilities in Xinjiang. forced Uighur labor.
