Category: interior department

Interior Department permanently grounds Chinese-made drones

[ad_1] Interior Secretary David Bernhanrd told the Wall Street Journal he believed the department would be “very able” to complete its objectives “without sacrifice,” although he also hoped domestic drone makers would replace Chinese equipment at some point. It’s not certain that the fears are justified, however. DJI, which makes many of the Interior Department’s […]

US may permanently ground civilian drone program over China fears

[ad_1] Normally, the drones would be used for less urgent situations like mapping terrain and tracking resources. The Interior Department hasn’t responded to a request for comment. DJI, which built about 121 of the drones, said it was eager to look at the Department’s drone program review and point out the “lack of credible evidence” […]