US Air Force Requisitions Chinese Origin DJI Drones

[Trango Towers]

Mavic Pro Platinum drone (Image: DJI)

The United States Air Force (USAF) wants to procure Chinese origin DJI Mavic Pro Platinum drones which cost $1099 each for specific missions.

The USAF is seeking to buy a new set of drones, and as part of a federal requirement, it has to document its justification if soliciting a particular brand name item, according to a notice released on the US Federal Business Opportunities website last month, Update.ph reported Wednesday.

“Mission requirements are our first major concern when selecting a SUAS platform,” according to a document dated Aug. 17, 2018. “Other platforms such as the Tiny Whoop, Ebee, and 3DR solo do not have the all-around versatility to perform the wide array of tasks (i.e. weather limitations, camera resolution, flight time/range) that we require.”

The document also cited other factors including cost-effectiveness of purchase, use, and maintenance, as other reasons to choose DJI vs. other brands.

“Thus far, we have not found another viable device that meets those requirements for the cost-effectiveness of the DJI Mavic Pro,” according to the document.

The Air Force’s Special Tactics operational units currently use a total of 15 DJI Mavic Pro drones across eight Special Tactics Squadrons.

The new purchase specifies that the Air Force wants Platinum versions of the Mavic Pro this time around.

According to the DJI company, the Mavic is a series of tele-operated compact quadcopter drones for personal and commercial aerial photography and videography use. The DJI Mavic Pro Platinum is a newer model of the revolutionary Mavic Pro version, offering improvements including 30-minute flight time and a 60% noise power reduction, which is made possible due to new FOC sinusoidal driver ESCs and 8331 propellers.

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Shot down yesterday by the pakistani military when the indians deployed it

 

[AndrewJin]

Shot down yesterday by the pakistani military when the indians deployed it

India has its right to use civil drones for military use.

 

[Brainsucker]

DJI welcomes all military forces to use DJI's civil drones for non-civil use.
Free publicity

No. What DJI answered was already right. They said that they are not creating nor selling military drone. They sell civilian drone that for film shooting, sending parcel. But, if the user modified their drone for any military purpose. That's outside DJI responsibility.

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

US is stealing China high techs.

 

[AndrewJin]

No. What DJI answered was already right. They said that they are not creating nor selling military drone. They sell civilian drone that for film shooting, sending parcel. But, if the user modified their drone for any military purpose. That's outside DJI responsibility.

That's a standard PR answer.
Inside their meeting room they are thrilled, free publicity outside their traditional field, why not?

 

[Trango Towers]

India has its right to use civil drones for military use.

Yep and we have the right to shoot them down as will the cowards that targetted civilians

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Shot down yesterday by the pakistani military when the indians deployed it

But Indians say they didn't buy DJI.

 

[Brainsucker]

That's a standard PR answer.
Inside their meeting room they are thrilled, free publicity outside their traditional field, why not?

But PR is important. That's how diplomacy work.

 

[rott]

yes.there is a God..

Yes, I agree. It's me.

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

Shot down yesterday by the pakistani military when the indians deployed it

I think this is a Chinese-made civil DJI drone, no?

Shot down yesterday by the pakistani military when the indians deployed it

The Chinese welcome the Pakistani brothers to shoot down all Indian military and civilian aircraft.

 

[Trango Towers]

I think this is a Chinese-made civil DJI drone, no?


The Chinese welcome the Pakistani brothers to shoot down all Indian military and civilian aircraft.

Yes its a standard drone available to u and me. Shame it wasnt an israeli one....i mean indeginous one

 

[ohmrlobalobayeh]

Yes its a standard drone available to u and me. Shame it wasnt an israeli one....i mean indeginous one

Anyone can buy them.

But not everyone can fly WHERE you want them to fly

Anyone can buy them.

But not everyone can fly WHERE you want them to fly

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

Basically 1000 USD and you get it!
I hope that the Pakistani brothers will not blame the Chinese DJI company for selling these drones to the Indian Army (the Indian army should be purchased indirectly from third parties). Both the Chinese government and Chinese companies do not support India's aggressive expansion.

Yes its a standard drone available to u and me. Shame it wasnt an israeli one....i mean indeginous one

Basically 1000 USD and you get it!
I hope that the Pakistani brothers will not blame the Chinese DJI company for selling these drones to the Indian Army (the Indian army should be purchased indirectly from third parties). Both the Chinese government and Chinese companies do not support India's aggressive expansion.

 

[Trango Towers]

Basically 1000 USD and you get it!
I hope that the Pakistani brothers will not blame the Chinese DJI company for selling these drones to the Indian Army (the Indian army should be purchased indirectly from third parties). Both the Chinese government and Chinese companies do not support India's aggressive expansion.


Basically 1000 USD and you get it!
I hope that the Pakistani brothers will not blame the Chinese DJI company for selling these drones to the Indian Army (the Indian army should be purchased indirectly from third parties). Both the Chinese government and Chinese companies do not support India's aggressive expansion.

Target practice is good for the boys

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

Perhaps the Chinese government should begin to restrict the sale of China's advanced military and civilian drones to hostile or unfriendly countries whether direct sales or indirect sales.