SHENZHEN, China: Chinese drone giant DJI Technology built up such a successful US business over the past decade that it almost drove all competitors out of the market. Yet its North American operations have been hit by internal ructions in recent weeks and months, with a raft of staff cuts and …
Read More »Chinese drone-maker’s stock plunges on negative short seller…
Business Shares of drone manufacturer EHang Holdings Ltd plunged on Tuesday after an investment research firm said it had shorted the stock and questioned the accuracy of what the Chinese company has said about its business. FILE PHOTO: Autonomous aerial vehicle company EHang delivers coffee with its Falcon drone to …
Read More »US Blacklists Dozens of Chinese Firms Including Chip, Drone …
The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology, to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office. Reuters first reported the addition of …
Read More »Chinese funds invest in US tech despite Washington curbs
Washington: Chinese state-backed funds are still scouring the US for investments in critical technologies despite stiffer restrictions on such deals. Pixelworks, Black Sesame Technologies and LightIC Technologies, three companies in the sensitive US semiconductor sector, have attracted investment in recent months from some of China’s government-guided funds. The strategic investment …
Read More »Chinese drone show breaks records — General Aviation News
Guinness World Records recently posted a video on YouTube of a new record: The most drones airborne simultaneously. The incredible light show included 3,051 drones, handily beating the former world record of 2,066 drones. The record was broken by Shenzhen Damoda Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. …
Read More »Trump ban on Chinese drone parts risks worsening wildfires
Enlarge / Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2020 shows the wreckage at the site where a wildfire swept through in Vacaville of Solano County in northern California. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The US interior department’s decision not to buy more drones with Chinese parts has made it more …
Read More »Police Using Drones From Chinese Firm Suspected of Spying
A Chinese drone manufacturing firm suspected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of spying on government and private industry sites in America has supplied drones to 43 law enforcement agencies in 22 states for use in surveillance during the pandemic. The Department of the Interior was so concerned with …
Read More »Chinese Surveillance and Security Tech is Appearing in the G…
Last week, security experts and professionals throughout the Middle East flocked to Dubai to attend Intersec 2020, the world’s leading security, safety and fire protection trade show. 1000 exhibitors from 56 countries showcased their wares to almost 35,000 industry and government visitors. If market demand is anything to go by, …
Read More »Chinese pig farm jams drone of crooks spreading African swin…
BEIJING — One of China’s biggest animal feed producers said it had used a radio transmitter to combat crooks using drones to drop pork products contaminated with African swine fever on its pig farms, as part of a racket to profit from the health scare. In July, the country’s agriculture …
Read More »What the ban on Chinese drones means for U.S. market (Includ…
From the battlefield to your backyard, drones are becoming more commonplace and the potential benefits of drones are considerable: They save lives in natural and man-made disasters, support law enforcement, contribute to safe infrastructure maintenance and management, and streamline agriculture management to name a few. By far the largest part …
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