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The US Senate has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill, and it may have major consequences for the world’s largest drone company — though not necessarily the immediate ban that China’s DJI feared.

DJI and Autel Robotics have one year to convince skeptical national security agencies that their equipment doesn't pose a threat to the U.S.

The US Senate passed the 2025 NDAA, and it included no provisions for a DJI ban yet. DJI must prove that it presents no national security risk to continue selling drones in the US. TikTok is facing its US ban soon, with a pending Supreme Court oral argument on First Amendment grounds.