For years, millions of Americans who use DJI drones have been hearing the same warning on repeat: these drones could be a national security threat. Now, DJI has fired back with what may become one of the most explosive documents in the entire US drone ban debate.
The company has released the findings of what it calls the most comprehensive independent security assessment ever conducted on its drone systems, and the results are likely to send shockwaves through America’s drone industry, public safety agencies, small businesses, and Washington itself.
According to the report, a US-based cybersecurity firm spent five months aggressively trying to break, hijack, manipulate, intercept, and expose vulnerabilities in DJI’s drone ecosystem. What they found could completely reshape the conversation. Or make the political fight even uglier.
The assessment was conducted by OnDefend, a US cybersecurity company staffed by former military and government security professionals. The testing targeted two of DJI’s newest systems: the dual-camera Air 3S and the enterprise-focused Matrice 4E.
And after months of adversarial testing across hardware, firmware, apps, radio frequencies, supply chain components, and network traffic, the firm reported something few expected to hear:
