Pentagon Filing Opposes DJI Petition, Citing National Security Risks and Classified Information

This was the week the FCC fight stopped being only about DJI. Autel filed a reply that publicly broke ranks, Michigan's 15-bill state-drone-ban package collapsed in committee, and DJI quietly engineered the Air 4 into a sub-250g class that sidesteps the FCC pathway entirely. Six stories — in priority order, with our take on each.

The Pentagon just told the FCC: DJI drones pose an "unacceptable risk" to national security — and the evidence is classified. DJI's bid to get off the Covered List just got a lot harder.