DJI is a Chinese manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, and its propellers are made in China. For US programs subject to NDAA covered-country flow-down requirements — which reach individual components, propellers included — that typically rules foreign-made parts like these out, and DJI faces a second restriction: in December 2025 the FCC added foreign-produced UAS and UAS critical components to its Covered List, and DJI aircraft are covered. Whether a specific part is permitted on a specific program depends on your contract's flow-downs, so confirm with your compliance team.
Why country of origin is the deciding factor
NDAA covered-country and flow-down requirements ban federal agencies from purchasing or operating UAS — and their components — from covered foreign entities, and they extend to federal grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. Prime contractors flow the same requirements down to their suppliers, and compliance is required at the component level, not just the system level. Our NDAA covered-country explainer covers the mechanics.
The result: for a program under these flow-downs, the question isn't whether a propeller performs well — it's where it and its materials come from, and whether you can document that.
The Covered List is about the aircraft, not the propeller
The FCC's published list of UAS critical components names motors and batteries among others; it does not name propellers, and it describes itself as non-exhaustive. The practical effect for a DJI operator is not a propeller question at all: a Covered List aircraft cannot receive new FCC equipment authorizations, and a program under NDAA flow-downs cannot buy or operate it. Our Covered List explainer covers what that means for components.
Anvil does not make DJI-fit propellers
DJI propellers use quick-release mounts specific to each DJI aircraft, and the Anvil line does not include them. A program that has to leave DJI is replacing the airframe, and the propeller question then belongs to the replacement platform. Most of those platforms fly the Gemfan- and HQProp-class tri-blades the line is built around: see the propeller line and the cross-reference.
If DJI parts are on your BOM
- Inventory the sizes and part numbers you currently fly.
- Vet domestic replacements against the component-level compliance checklist — a US label alone is not a US supply chain.
- Send us the part numbers — we'll confirm fitment and come back with availability.