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severus_snape | 2 years 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/1NtgseODXGSAomx6G5Efw...

[1]: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/16/ukraine-russia-war-dron...

[2]: https://www.dji.com/uk/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-sales-...

[3]: https://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-dji-relat...

[4]: https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/high-tech-auto/henry-seydoux...

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stef25|2 years ago

Not so long ago there was a post / comment here that said Ukraine's going through around 10K DJI drones per month

proxysna|2 years ago

They 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.