Drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr. made its largest deal with the Pentagon to date. Unusual Machines, a little-known Florida drone company, will supply the military with 3,500 drone motors and other components as the military expands its drone capabilities.
Donald Trump Jr. joined the company as an advisor in 2024. According to a Financial Times report, Trump Jr. holds a share of 4 million dollars in the company. He holds a total of 331,580 shares in the company, he said when Trump Jr joined the organization.
The Army has indicated it will also buy another 20,000 parts from Unusual Machines next year.
Allan Evans, the company’s CEO, said he believed this was Unusual Machines’ largest order from the US government to date. When asked if Donald Trump Jr. helped the company with the business, Allan Evans replied that he did not.
A spokesman for Trump Jr. told the FT: “Don has never communicated with anyone in the administration on behalf of Unusual Machines or about the contract in question. His advisory role with them has nothing to do with government connections.”
The value of the Pentagon contract was not disclosed. “The ability to train as we fight with reliable drones … gives our Soldiers the confidence they need for real-world scenarios,” said Chief Warrant Officer 4 John Brown of the 101st Airborne Division.
In June of this year, Donald Trump signed an executive order to “accelerate the safe commercialization of drone technologies and fully integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system and expand domestic production.
ABOUT UNUSUAL MACHINES
Unusual Machines is an aerospace component manufacturing company based in Orlando, Florida, United States. According to its LinkedIn page, Unusual Machines is “a classic American technology company, born from garage tinkerers and hobbyists, focused on serving the growing drone industry with unique and innovative products.”
