Axon Using DJI Drones, Won't Explain
While Axon CEO's touts acquiring significant long-term government contracts, at ISC West the company had an NDAA-banned DJI drone on display.
Inside this note, we examine Axon's background, the status of DJI, Axon's ISC West booth, Axon's website/marketing, and comments (or lack thereof) from Axon.
See IPVM's previous coverage of Axon including:
- Axon Body Camera NCS4 Report Obtained And Examined
- Axon / Taser Favorability Statistics 2023
- Shoot Active Shooters From A Drone, Alleges Axon
- Axon: Government Agencies "buying nearly everything we offer and signing up for 10-year contracts"
- FBI Investigating State Senator and Axon
- Bribe Accusations by Multiple US Cities Against Taser
Axon/Taser **********
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DJI's ******
***** *** ********-********** ****-***** ** *** *****'* ******* drone ************, ** *** ********** ** *** ** ****,********** ** *** **, ************* ** * *** ***** ******** company:
**** ********, *********** *** **********, ******* to *** *** ** *** ***-******* list, ****** ************* *** ****** ***:
************* ***** ******** *** *********** **** Gallagher (*-**) ********** ************* *** ****** ***, *********** **** ***** *** ******* drone ******* **-***** *********** (***) ** the ******* ************** **********’* (***) ******* List, ******* **** *** ************ ***** be ********** **** ********* ** *.*. communications **************.
*****, ** * ******* ** *** bill **** *** **********, *** *** full **** ** **** ****** *****:
DJI ***** ** ****'* *** **** **** *****
******* *******-***, *** ***** ********** ****, *** concerns *********** ***, **** *** **** *****(***** *****) **** * ******* ********* the**** *** ********** *** *******'* *** **** *****, along **** ***** **** ********:
**** **** ********* **** ********* *** partnership, *****, *** ********* ** *** drones, *** **** ** **** *** not ********* *** ******:
** ** ** *** ****’* **** to *** ** ******* ** ****** especially ** ** ******* ** ***** companies *** ***** ********, ** ***’* be **** ** ********* ******* ****.
**** ******* *** **** ******** ***** why ** *** ********* ***, ********** the ****-****** ************'* ****** ** *** West, *** ********* **** ** *** Axon *******, *** *** ******* *** not ********* ** *** *********** ** usage ** *** ******.
Axon's ********* ** *** ********
***** *** **** **** ****** *** company"******** **** ******* ***** ******* ** combine ********-******* ******** **** *** **** network.", *** **** ***** ********* *** text ** **** ***** * ********** ***** (**** to ***), ** ****'***********/********** ****:
NDAA ****
*** **** **** ** **** ****'* use ** ***, ***** **** *** company ***-**** *********, ***** ***** ** substantial, ***** *** *******'* *********** ********** contracts *** ******* *******.
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