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Chinese dronemaker DJI said on Tuesday that it is confident its products can withstand scrutiny, and its position to be open and transparent has never wavered, responding to a Global Times request for comment on media reports that the company has urged the US to complete a security review of its products.

The company told the Global Times in a statement that it stands ready to work with the US side, to be open and transparent, and to provide the necessary information to complete a thorough review.

The company recently sent letters to US House Speaker Mike Johnson and the heads of the five national security agencies, urging the US side to initiate the security review of DJI Technology products as the US Congress mandated under Section 1709 of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, according to the statement. 

The US Congress approved legislation last year requiring the US government to complete a security review of DJI by the end of this December; otherwise, the company would be placed on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) "Covered List." 

This would effectively amount to a ban on the company from offering new drone models in the US, Reuters reported recently, citing DJI. 

With less than one month left before the December 23, 2025, deadline, the company highlighted the negative consequences if the audit is not completed for US drone users, including public safety and law enforcement officers, according to its statement sent to the Global Times.

"Doing so [adding DJI products to the FCC's "Covered List"] would lead to widespread consumer confusion and deprive American drone users of due process - and of answers about the safety and security of the DJI products they use every day. Failing to undertake the review further goes against Congressional intent for a security review to be completed," read the statement.

DJI products have already undergone repeated validations by both independent firms and other US government agencies, including those conducted by Booz Allen Hamilton, FTI Consulting, Kivu Consulting and TÜV SÜD, as well as the US Department of Interior and the Idaho National Laboratory (at the direction of the US Department of Homeland Security), according to DJI. 

"Each of these organizations purchased DJI products off-the-shelf, assessed DJI's data security practices, and conducted thorough technical investigations," the company said.

Meanwhile, in the US Congress, while some US Republican lawmakers have been pushing to impose new restrictions on DJI, other Republicans have warned that the company's products have become critical tools for US farming and energy firms, POLITICO reported on November 26. 

US Representative Elise Stefanik secured new restrictions on DJI in the US House version of a must-pass defense policy bill, but the US Senate opted against including the provision in its version of the bill, as Republicans in the US Senate raised concerns about potential negative impacts on US businesses and law enforcement, according to the POLITICO report. 

Restricting DJI drones would cause widespread economic disruption, impacting hundreds of thousands of jobs and weakening key sectors that depend on drone technology to operate safely and efficiently, DJI said in the statement on Tuesday.