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

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,” wrote 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, in a letter to Anzu Robotics CEO Randall Warnas, made public on Aug. 27. Earlier this year, the House passed the Countering CCP Drones Act, which, if signed into law, would ban DJI from accessing U.S. communications networks....