EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The City of El Paso said Tuesday it’s assessing the impact after the Federal Communications Commission announced the ban of new foreign drone models.
El Paso has a citywide network of DJI drones, a Chinese brand that the U.S. said poses a national security risk. The city’s drone program is used for public safety. For example, city officials said they use the drone network at concerts, parades and emergency situations to provide an aerial view to police and few crews.
In September, Fort Bliss told ABC-7 the military post didn’t know about the City of El Paso deploying a drone network using technology made in China…