Trump-linked drone firm plans to build Ukrainian military tech in the U.S.

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Powerus, a U.S. drone developer merging with Nasdaq-listed Aureus Greenway Holdings in early October, plans to manufacture Ukrainian-developed military drone technology domestically to meet rising Pentagon demand. An investment fund tied to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump is set to hold a 9.9% stake in the combined company through regulatory filings.

Company president Brett Velicovich, a former Army Special Operations intelligence analyst, said Powerus is negotiating with Ukrainian defense firms and wants to add long-range attack drone capability, describing the goal as a 'one-stop solution' for the Pentagon. The company, founded in October 2025, reported $1.2 million in first-quarter sales, a $90 million Air Force contract, a $22.3 million Middle East deal, and a preliminary Pakistan Army agreement.

Executives and spokespeople for the Trump brothers describe them as passive investors with no operational role in the drone company.

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Passive investor is one of those phrases that does exactly the work it's built to do, which is to say nothing while sounding reassuring. A 9.9% stake lines up suspiciously close to thresholds that trigger extra disclosure, and the timing next to a growing Pentagon drone contract pipeline isn't the kind of coincidence a careful person ignores. Nobody's accusing anybody of anything here, that's just what the filings happen to say.

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