The world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer is taking on the Defense Department in a courtroom “Clash of the Titans” over a 2022 decision to put Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Co. — better known as DJI — on the Pentagon’s list of restricted companies that have links to China’s military and its Communist government.

DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer that sells more than half of all U.S. commercial drones, asked a U.S. District Judge in Washington to order its removal from the Pentagon list designating it as a "Chinese military company," saying it "is neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military."

Chinese drone maker DJI, which dominates the global consumer market, said Saturday it was suing the US Department of Defense, complaining that Washington had "erroneously" included the company on a Chinese military company blacklist.

DJI claims it operates solely in the commercial sector with no military ties, disputing the Pentagon's designation.

DJI challenges Pentagon's "Chinese Military Company" designation in a landmark lawsuit, raising questions about government overreach.