Background and Identification

DJI, or Dà-Jiāng Innovations, is a manufacturer of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (also known as drones or UAVs) based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and founded in 2006. DJI is a market leader in producing civilian UAVs for aerial videography and photography. The company also designs and fabricates camera stabilizers, action cameras, camera gimbals, flight control systems, flight platforms, and propulsion systems.

DJI was founded by Frank Wang, who originally built and sold the flight control components of DJI’s first prototypes out of his dorm room in Hong Kong. In 2009, DJI’s technology supported the flight of a drone around Mt. Everest’s peak. In 2011, Wang and Colin Guinn founded DJI North America to cater towards hobbyists and mass-market drone sales. The first model of DJI’s Phantom drone was released in 2013 and became an international commercial success. DJI drones gained popularity for their built-in live-streaming cameras. By 2015, DJI was the world’s largest consumer UAV company. DJI’s unmanned aerial vehicles comprise 70 percent of the global drone market.

DJI’s drone technology is widely used for the film, television, and music industries. DJI’s UAVs are not solely civilian drones but are also used by militaries, police forces, and terrorist groups. Although the United States Army banned the use of DJI products for surveillance, other U.S. military branches, police, and fire departments use DJI surveillance drones.

DJI drones can be identified by the DJI logo, which portrays the name “DJI” in lower-case letters.

The most often replaced DJI Drone parts include the gimbal cable, landing gear, and landing gear antennas.

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