America is waking up to a clear and present danger in our skies — and this time it isn’t a foreign warship, it’s foreign-made technology that dominates critical public-safety operations. BRINC founder and CEO Blake Resnick went on Fox & Friends Weekend to explain how his Seattle-made drones are designed to replace the Chinese-built fleet too many of our first responders still rely on. The message was simple and patriotic: if we care about American lives and sovereignty, we should manufacture and procure American-made drones.
For years the Chinese company DJI has cornered the civilian drone market, supplying the bulk of devices used by police, firefighters, and farmers across the country, and that monopoly has legitimate national-security implications. Washington is finally taking notice — regulators and lawmakers are moving to review and potentially restrict sales of some Chinese-made systems amid worries about data flows and foreign influence. This is not anti-technology rhetoric; it is common-sense national defense to avoid relying on potential adversaries for hardware that watches over our people.
BRINC isn’t just shouting about the problem — they’ve built a proven American solution. Their Responder and Lemur models are purpose-built for public safety, already deployed by dozens of departments to beat cops to emergency scenes, gather evidence, and keep officers safe without sending humans into harm’s way. These are real tools saving real lives, designed and assembled in the United States by Americans who value liberty and protect privacy by default.
Investors are finally recognizing that national security and market opportunity go hand in hand: BRINC announced significant capital raises and even a strategic alliance with Motorola to scale production and distribution to public-safety agencies. That’s the kind of private-sector muscle America needs — companies that can ramp manufacturing, partner with established distributors, and deliver capability on a timeline that matters to communities. If we want to kick foreign control out of our infrastructure, we must support winners who actually make things here.
It’s time for government to stop outsourcing our safety because foreign parts were cheaper for a decade. Recent executive and congressional actions have signaled a shift toward protecting supply chains and prioritizing American-made drones for government use, and that policy direction should be doubled down on, not watered down by bureaucratic hesitation. Our adversaries don’t take pauses to be fair; America must move decisively to secure its skies and its data.
Some will cry about costs and inconvenience, as if security and sovereignty are luxuries. The truth is the cost of complacency is far higher: jeopardized investigations, compromised critical infrastructure, and a weakened stance against tech-enabled authoritarianism. Conservatives should proudly back policies and purchases that favor domestic industry, defend law enforcement’s tools, and ensure Americans aren’t left vulnerable by national dependence on a risky foreign supply chain.
Blake Resnick and BRINC represent the kind of American ingenuity that answers a threat with invention and courage — not with excuses. Patriots who care about safety, liberty, and American jobs must pressure local and federal leaders to buy American where it counts and to give firms like BRINC the runway and contracts they need to scale. Our children’s security and this nation’s technological independence are worth every dollar and every policy fight to reclaim the skies for the United States.
