Trump Jr-Backed Drone Firm Lands Pentagon Contract
October 25th, 202510% for the big guy?
Via: Mint:
A drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr has landed its biggest Pentagon deal yet. Unusual Machines, a very little-known Florida-based drone company, will supply 3,500 drone motors and other components to the Army as the latter expands its drone capabilities.
Donald Trump Jr joined the company as an adviser in 2024. According to a report in Financial Times, Trump Jr holds a $4 million stake in the company. He hold a total of 331,580 shares of the company, it had declared when Trump Jr joined the organisation.
The Army has signaled that it would also purchase an additional 20,000 parts from Unusual Machines next year.
Allan Evans, the company’s CEO, said he believes this is Unusual Machines’ largest-ever order from the US government. When asked if Donald Trump Jr helped the company with the deal, Allan Evans said that he did not.
Trump Jr’s spokesperson told 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 interfacing with the government.”
The value of the contract from Pentagon has not been revealed.
