US Marines have banned the use of small UAVs. Such an order in the US Marine Corps came from the Pentagon, said the press service of the. The ban is linked to the possible threat of cybersecurity.
US military imposed a ban on the purchase and use in commercial production forces drones, explaining that the vulnerability of the UAV in the field of cyber security, thereby forcing the USMC to abandon programs to increase the combat power and effectiveness of the United States Marine Corps. In the published memorandum does not name the reasons for ban on commercial serial UAVs, used in the US Army, but one version is “potential security threat”, Related products DJI Chinese private company (Dajiang Innovation Technology), producing including drones. According to Senator Chris Murphy, this company uses its products for the transmission of sensitive data to the Government of China. Of course, no proof of this assertion has not been granted, but this did not prevent the congressman sent a letter to the US Department of Defense.
It should be noted, that the US government has repeatedly procured commercial drones for the US Army. These include and UAVs, issued by the Chinese company. by the way, Two years ago the company was also accused of transferring data to the Chinese authorities, but could not prove anything. Perhaps, and this time did not prove, but the ban is still entered, and at the same time banned the use of the army in civilian phones and tablets. Probably the same because of the Chinese…
