According to the latest reports from Ukraine, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI Global has limited the capabilities of its Aeroscope technology to the Ukrainian army, giving the Russian occupiers a significant advantage in aerial reconnaissance.
Software architect Vladimir Shimansky announced this on Twitter.
He noted that this could be a technical problem. But such an option is unlikely, as there are reports that DJI will limit or stop the supply of its drones to Ukraine.
Therefore, Shimansky did not recommend that Ukrainian DJI owners update any software or firmware, but suggested disabling geolocation and registering their drones only outside of Ukraine.
“The Russians are using… this technology to track the positions of drone operators in order to target their artillery/rocket fire. In other words, the Russians are using DJI technology to kill Ukrainian drone operators.
According to the latest reports from the Ukrainian army, Aeroscope technology is effectively disabled for Ukrainian operators.
That is, as long as the Russians have the technical ability to track Ukrainian DJI drone operators, the Ukrainian army cannot do the same.
This, in turn, means that the largest Chinese drone company is secretly supporting the activities of the Russian army in Ukraine, giving the Russians access to all its technological capabilities and remotely disabling them for the Ukrainians, ”he explained.
Shimansky later added that there are reports that several Aeroscope systems are still operating in Ukraine, but that many others (including guarding nuclear plants) are unavailable.
