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Both fronts use DJI drones[0][1], although DJI suspended its activities in both Russia and Ukraine as of April 26, 2022[2] and contractually forbids[3] any sale
by severus_snape 3y ago
Both fronts use DJI drones[0][1], although DJI suspended its activities in both Russia and Ukraine as of April 26, 2022[2] and contractually forbids[3] any sales by dealers to either country and for combat use.
However, other actors are entering the war business, like Parrot[4].
[0]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NtgseODXGSAomx6G5Efwz4XY6AuYF9ZjGSGiCxvNHXE/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NtgseODXGSAomx6G5Efw...
[1]: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/16/ukraine-russia-war-drone-warfare-china/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/16/ukraine-russia-war-dron...
[2]: https://www.dji.com/uk/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-sales-compliance-efforts https://www.dji.com/uk/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-sales-...
[3]: https://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-dji-relationship-with-aeromotus https://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-dji-relat...
[4]: https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/high-tech-auto/henry-seydoux-ecrit-lavenir-des-drones-parrot-dans-le-ciel-ukrainien-1973701 https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/high-tech-auto/henry-seydoux...
- proxysna 3y agoThey still use mostly DJI drones by burning an older firmware and using an anonymizer to hide takeoff and pilot's position from a potential aeroscope. DJI's are pretty cheap and really good at what they are doing.
- stef25 3y agoNot so long ago there was a post / comment here that said Ukraine's going through around 10K DJI drones per month
- rofrol 3y agoLink?