[showerst]

I build hobby scale drones for fun, mostly sub250g micros with no military value.

I’d pay more for domestic parts, because I think the capability is strategically valuable, and the quality of Chinese stuff is super variable.

There’s basically no industry here because the aliexpress parts are so cheap, so I support some protectionism, understanding that it will make the hobby more expensive.

I think you’re probably right, but I think going for million dollar drones from anduril while wiping the rest of the market is a miscalculation.

[tucnak]

What makes you think U.S.-manufactured parts would be less "variable" than Chinese stuff? I would guess the opposite to be the case: reliability comes from scale, and there's very little scale in U.S. electronics manufacturing in the first place.

Chinese stuff ranges from cheap to expensive, super reliable and super unreliable, too.

[bethekidyouwant]

Where is the ban of cheap motors, escs, cameras, radios from aliexpress? How does this affect hobby drone market at all?

[lazide]

Based on the article, it says it also bans motors, controllers, etc. pretty much all major parts.