The company has been accused of allowing Russians to track down a drone operator.
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI said that temporarily suspends its business in Russia and Ukraine. A statement from the company said it wanted to make sure its drones were not being used on the battlefield, according to Reuters. The company itself denied such accusations.
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A DJI spokesman said the suspension of business in Russia and Ukraine was “not to make a statement about a country, but to make a statement about our principles.” “DJI does not accept any use of our drones for damage, and we are temporarily suspending sales in these countries so that no one uses our drones in combat.”
Last month, DJI said it had seen footage on the Internet showing that its products were used by the Russian military. At the same time, she herself could not confirm or deny this information.
In early March, Ukrainian software architect Volodymyr Szymansky, citing sources in the Armed Forces, said that DJI had disabled an important function in Ukraine, giving Russia a significant air advantage. intelligence.
“The Russians are using this technology [Aeroscope – ed.] To track the positions of drone operators to target artillery/missile fire. In other words, the Russians are using DJI technology to kill Ukrainian drone operators, “he said.
According to Szymanski, Aeroscope technology is actually disabled for Ukrainian users, unlike Russians, so take similar action in response to the Armed Forces. can't.
Commenting on Szymanski's post, Adam Lisberg, DJI's chief spokesman in the United States, said the information was a lie and that the drone problems were due to technical problems.
clearly state: these messages are false. We are aware of problems with some AeroScope devices in Ukraine; they may be associated with prolonged loss of power/internet. But there is no deliberate action to reduce AeroScope, “said Lisberg.
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