Two House Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to declassify information on national security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured drones.
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), particularly those made by Da Jiang Innovation (DJI) and Autel Robotics (Autel), are of particular concern.
“Multiple federal agencies have warned against or banned the procurement of certain UAS originating in the PRC, due to the risks they pose. However, the details of these UAS threats remain classified,” the two lawmakers wrote, according to their June 17 letter. PRC is the acronym for China’s official name, the People’s Republic of China….