Teardown of DJI drone reveals secrets of its competitive pricing

High-performance Chinese device built from 80% commodity parts, many from the US

20200831 drone teardown

DJI's Mavic Air 2 and its motherboard. (Photo courtesy of DJI and Fomalhaut Techno Solutions)

NORIO MATSUMOTO, NAOKI WATANABE and YUSUKE HINATA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/GUANGZHOU -- With drones finding their way into aerial photography, crop spraying and many other applications, China's DJI Technology has combined cost competitiveness and advanced technology to become the world's biggest manufacturer of unmanned flying machines.

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