To the President of the United States, Donald Trump’s sons are backing a new drone manufacturer, a startup called Powerus, which plans to integrate technology developed in Ukraine into its systems.
The information is provided by The Wall Street Journal he announced.
The company was founded in 2025 West Palm Beachin Florida, and plans to list on the Nasdaq soon. The move is expected to come through a merger with the Aureus Greenway holding company, which owns several golf courses in the state of Florida.
The Aureus Greenway its shareholders include the Trump family’s investment fund, American Ventures, the company Unusual Machines — where Donald Trump Jr. is a shareholder and a member of the advisory board — and the investment bank Dominari Securities, which is also connected to the Trump family.
According to Powerus CEO Andrew Fox, the merger strategy reflects a bet on a sector showing strong global growth.
“The drone market will grow significantly faster than the golf course market,” said the manager in connection with the deal.
Accelerated expansion and focus on mass production
In the past six months, Powerus has accelerated its expansion by acquiring three smaller companies in the sector. The startup already sells aerial and marine drones and has announced ambitious production plans: the goal is to produce more than 10,000 drones per month.
The company’s projects include drones specialized for fighting forest fires, as well as platforms capable of carrying up to around 675 kg of cargo, expanding the technology’s industrial and logistics applications.
Ukrainian technology may enter American production
Powerus co-founder Brett Velikovich, a veteran of US special operations forces, said the company is in talks with Ukrainian manufacturers.
According to him, the strategy includes the direct acquisition of Ukrainian companies or the licensing of technologies that would later be manufactured in the United States under the American brand name.
Ukraine has become one of the most active centers of drone innovation in recent years, driven by war and the need to rapidly develop reconnaissance, offensive and electronic defense systems.
Political changes are boosting the drone industry
In the United States, interest in expanding drone production has increased following changes in defense policy under the administration of Donald Trump.
The Pentagon has begun favoring mass deployment of small tactical drones, which are considered crucial to modern operations. At the same time, the US government has imposed restrictions on new Chinese drone models that have dominated the consumer and commercial market for more than a decade.
This situation created an opportunity for new American companies to try to conquer the domestic market.
Last year, for example, the US Marine Corps created its first unit specializing in attack drones, signaling the growing importance of these platforms in military operations.
The Powerus bet — backed by investors connected to the Trump family — aims to take advantage of this new strategic environment and the growing demand for unmanned systems in the United States.
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