U.S. Interior Department Grounds Chinese-Made Drones, Citing Security Fears
- Agency relies on drones to monitor critical infrastructure
- Chinese drone maker attacks move as ‘politically motivated’
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The Interior Department is banning non-emergency flights of its fleet of 810 drones as it reviews national security concerns about the Chinese-made devices.
The restrictions were outlined in an order signed Wednesday by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt that doesn’t name China. But it is aimed at drones made there or that use Chinese components, a senior Interior official told reporters Wednesday.