US lawmakers wave red flags over Chinese drone dominance

A U.S. House Select Committee hearing warned that China’s dominance of the drone industry poses national security risks, especially as AI-driven autonomy expands drones’ capabilities, and urged measures such as clearing Chinese-made drones from U.S. skies, imposing sanctions and market-access barriers, and building domestic alternatives; prior CISA, FBI, and DHS warnings and existing export controls on DJI were cited as precedent.