DJI drones are not arriving in the US strapped with explosives and ready to swarm an airbase taking out bombers and jets.

A more realistic "danger" is DJI drones taking over the market (more than they have already) and:

* backdooring usage patterns back to China - that gives a lot of info via traffic analysis especially if adopted by law enforcement and military,

* suddenly proving useless in a crunch (when used by military or paramilitary for observation or weapons delivery against forces China favours) due to backdoor control.

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codedokode a day ago | parent [-]

If American companies like Tesla leave the possibility of tracking/disabling their cars remotely, why China should not do the same? It would be strategically stupid to make a product without a backdoor when everyone else inserts backdoors.

	▲	defrost a day ago \| parent [-]
		My comment above made no judgement about backdoor access to products, it merely pointed out that country X might judge an over reliance on products from country Y a security risk if those products leak information or can be remotely controlled. It's a risk for China to use US hardware in Chinese network infrastructure as much as it is a risk for the US to use Chinese communications or other hardware. These risks can be mitigated by vetting but they are real risks that countries must account for in their national security protocols.