DJI Has Stopped Production of AeroScope

Drones and drone systems produced for individual use play a role even in battlefields with their equipment. The closest example of this In the Russia-Ukraine war We continue to see.

On the other hand, big news came today about a system allegedly used by the Russians to attack Ukrainian drone pilots. DJI, without any announcement, ‘AeroScope‘ stopped the production of the drone detection system.

The company, which has been producing drones since 2013, is on the page of the AeroScope product “AeroScope is no longer in production.” was dropped. The China-based company has not yet shared the rationale for the decision.

What exactly does DJI’s AeroScope do?

DJI AeroScope acts as a device developed for security forces against the abuse of drones. The device detects the location of the drones in the area and the transmitter signals of these drones, location information of both the drone and its pilot. offers.

The background to this system and aid to the Russians:

The allegation that DJI AeroScope was used in favor of the Russians was put forward by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov last year. Fedorov directly blamed DJI “He helps the Russians kill the Ukrainians.” he had used.

• Mobile AeroScope, discontinued.

After these allegations, DJI completely stopped its deliveries to both Russia and Ukraine. Also, a few months later, the AeroScope platform it also stopped producing the mobile model.

The new resolution may have nothing to do with the war in Ukraine:

Brendan Schulman, DJI’s former vice president of policy, is behind the decision in his post after the news. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) He stated that it could be a ‘Remote ID’ application.

Remote ID basically did what DJI AeroSpace did. The FAA requires one for every drone in the United States so that law enforcement can track drones in an area. identity module made mandatory. This essentially made AeroSpace dysfunctional in its largest marketplace, the US.