Drone-maker DJI filed a lawsuit Friday against the US Department of Defense over its inclusion on a DoD list of “Chinese military companies.” A DJI

Dajian Innovations Technology Co. is suing the Department of Defense after the agency added the China-based company as a designated Chinese military firm.

DJI has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense over its addition to the Pentagon list that designates it as a "Chinese military company." In its filing, shared by The Verge, the company said it's challenging the designation because it's "neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military.

China-based DJI sued the U.S. Defense Department on Friday for adding the drone maker to a list of companies allegedly working with Beijing's military, saying the designation is wrong and has caused the company significant financial harm.

The Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has sued the U.S. Department of Defense for "erroneously" placing the company on a blacklist of entities suspected of collaborating with Beijing's military, AFP reported on Saturday.

Lawsuit says firm has lost business because of the decision and insists its is not 'owned or controlled by the Chinese military' Chinese drone maker DJI is suing the US Defence Department for adding it to a list of companies working with Beijing's military,

Chinese drone maker DJI, which dominates the global consumer drone market, is taking legal action against the U.S. Department of Defense. The company claims it was wrongly blacklisted as a “Chinese military company,