New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts
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Associated Press reported that Powerus was competing for Pentagon contracts and hoped to receive part of a $1.1 billion armed-drone manufacturing program; on March 24, Senators Warren and Blumenthal publicly sought confirmation of whether Powerus had received any Defense award.
Pentagon competition and $1.1 billion program sought by PowerusTrump's sons backed Powerus while the drone company sought Pentagon business · Powerus was seeking Pentagon drone work as of March 24; the senators asked whether any award existed · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Government-ethics scholar Kathleen Clark characterized the family-ownership and federal-bid arrangement as corruption and warned that government decision makers would feel pressure to use contract awards to enrich the president's family.
Kathleen Clark's attributed conflict and pressure assessmentTrump's sons backed Powerus while the drone company sought Pentagon business · Powerus was seeking Pentagon drone work as of March 24; the senators asked whether any award existed · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Associated Press reported that Powerus raised $60 million from investors and planned to enter public markets through a reverse merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed golf-course company partly owned by Donald Trump's two oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
$60 million financing, reverse merger, and reported Trump-son ownershipTrump's sons backed Powerus while the drone company sought Pentagon business · Powerus was seeking Pentagon drone work as of March 24; the senators asked whether any award existed · reviewed 2026-09-03