Could DJI actually escape the Pentagon’s blacklist? A new court ruling suggests it’s no longer out of the question.
The world’s largest drone maker just secured its biggest legal win in years after a federal appeals court found a major flaw in part of the government’s case. While DJI remains on the blacklist for now, the decision forces a lower court to take another look, offering the company fresh hope that the controversial designation may not be as permanent as many assumed.
For millions of Americans who fly DJI drones for photography, filmmaking, farming, inspections, and public safety, the ruling is significant. It doesn’t immediately change anything for consumers, but it marks the strongest judicial pushback yet against one of the Pentagon’s key arguments for keeping DJI on its list of companies allegedly tied to China’s military.
What happened?
On August 14, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit partially reversed an earlier decision that had sided with the Department of Defense in DJI’s lawsuit challenging its designation as a Chinese Military Company.
