House Committee Sounds Alarm Over US Drone Company’s Ties to CCP

The lawmakers say Anzu Robotics serves as a smokescreen for the sanctioned, CCP-backed DJI drone company.
House Committee Sounds Alarm Over US Drone Company’s Ties to CCP
China-made drones are deployed during a demonstration at the Los Angeles Fire Department ahead of DJI's AirWorks conference in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2019. Robyn Becker/AFP via Getty Images
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Two lawmakers have raised concerns about the U.S.-based drone company Anzu Robotics over its ties to DJI, a Chinese military drone firm backed by Beijing.
“Security researchers have confirmed that Anzu’s Raptor T is essentially a DJI Mavic 3 painted green, with its remote control and application all running on DJI technology,” Reps. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chair and ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), respectively, wrote in a letter to Anzu Robotics CEO Randall Warnas, made public on Aug. 27.