The price is irrelevant because this is will be purchased with government dollars. This drone is not for you and me; it is intended to be used against you and me.
Just read the actual product page. They are targeting military, law enforcement, and surveillance applications. These guys have a heading on their product page titled “paramilitary,” for fuck’s sake.
Can’t hold back spending taxpayer money when shopping for tools to keep the taxpayer down. /s
These are more like https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/City_Scanner
…For now.
That’s the true cost of decades of protectionist demagoguery disguised as “national security”.
To be fair Dji makes drones for gov agencies etc as well like the Dji matrice 4t thermal, priced similar to this but yeah AI, thermal cameras, 3d mapping etc.
DJI gets designated as a threat to national security
You can bet on that.
And you cannot be sure whether it’s justified or not :)
“A fine price to pay for freedom!”
~ people who don’t know what freedom is, probably
Does freedom take apple pay?
The U.S. version certainly does.
