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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – No additional ads, DJI it is no longer in production AeroScopeproduct with drone detection system accused of helping Russia target and attack pilots drone Ukraine, seen for the first time by UAV Hive.

A look at the device’s product page now displays a pop-up that reads: “Aeroscope is no longer manufactured. For the latest DJI technology, please see our product recommendations below.

For those who are still curious to see the full AeroScope product page, you can close the notification. In fact, there is always a DJI dealer order form at the bottom of the page. China-based DJI has yet to officially announce the discontinuation of the product, and it’s unclear whether existing AeroScope devices will lose functionality or if the platform will disappear forever.

However, according to UAV Hive, rumors suggest that DJI is working on a second version of the receiver. DJI describes its AeroScope technology as a complete drone detection platform capable of identifying and tracking drones in real time using the reception signal broadcast by new DJI drones. These signals provide AeroScope users with information such as flight status, flight path and pilot location from the drone up to a distance of approximately 30 miles.

Although this product was originally manufactured for use by law enforcement or other government agencies to monitor drones flying in potentially dangerous areas (such as around airport runways) and to track their pilots, the technology then came to public attention during the war between Russia and Ukraine. .

In light of tensions between the two countries last year, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov accused DJI of helping Russia kill Ukrainians. This was due to allegations that the Russian military used the company’s AeroScope receivers to locate and attack Ukrainian drone operators with airstrikes.

Worse, the signals broadcast by DJI drones are not encrypted – even though DJI initially alerted it to the possibility of other types of receivers picking them up. DJI ended up blocking shipments to Russia and Ukraine over concerns about its product arsenal last year, and also discontinued the handheld version of its AeroScope system a few months later.

Brendan Schulman, former vice president of policy at DJI, said on Twitter that there were two reasons behind DJI’s decision to discontinue the AeroScope. “It makes no sense to continue to support a feature created to serve US security interests while under constant attack by US security agencies,” Schulman wrote, while quoting the adoption of remote identification by the Federal Aviation Administration.

This is an upcoming standard that the FAA, law enforcement and other agencies will use to detect and track the vast majority of drones operating in US airspace. The product will provide them with information about their identity, location, altitude, take-off location, drone control station location, etc.

As of September 16, 2023, most drone operators in the United States will only be able to fly aircraft with built-in remote broadcast capability or a remote ID broadcast module installed – essentially what DJI has done with drones and the newest AeroScope. The only time a drone operator can use a device that does not emit a remote ID signal is if they are flying in an area identified by the FAA.

Just days before the AeroScope shutdown was revealed, rumors suggested that researchers had created a tool that receives signals from DJI drones through a more affordable third-party device. The device allows them to know the GPS position of the drone and its pilot without the need for an AeroScope system. Engineers working on the project say they only tested the device with the drone at a distance of 15 to 25 feet. As expected, the actual test exceeded the indicated distance.

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