Unusual Machines Receives $16.9 Million Drone Components Order From Powerus
Key Facts
Unusual Machines announced on October 22, 2026, that it had received a new $16.9 million purchase order from Powerus for U.S.-made drone components, according to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The order includes motors, batteries, cameras and video transmitters, according to the statement attached to the filing. The components will be used across Powerus' portfolio of unmanned systems, extending the scope of the purchases across its range of systems. Unusual Machines Chief Executive Allan Evans said the order underscores the importance of domestic supplies for drone and counter-drone systems. Evans described the foundation of the relationship as "a trusted domestic supply chain," linking the new order to the provision of U.S.-made components for those systems.
The new order builds on an earlier purchasing relationship between the companies, with Unusual Machines announcing another order worth more than $5 million in April 2026. The supplier-customer relationship then added an investment element in June, when Powerus announced it had received a $30 million strategic investment from Unusual Machines. Unusual Machines' relationship with Powerus thus combines an investment in the company with the supply of components used in its unmanned systems. The investment announcement kept Powerus' component purchasing decisions independent of that investment, without requiring it to buy specified quantities. Powerus' statement said it "is not obligated to purchase any specific volume of components, and the companies operate independently."
The new order follows an increase in Unusual Machines' revenue to about $16.7 million in the second quarter of 2026, according to the company's shareholder letter published through ACCESS Newswire. Revenue was about $2.1 million in the same quarter a year earlier, placing the announcement within a period of rising company sales. The letter showed that the largest customer accounted for about 42% of total second-quarter revenue, reflecting the concentration of some sales with a single customer. The company's gross margin for the same quarter was 34.7%, according to the figures it reported to shareholders. Despite higher revenue, the company posted a net loss of about $7.8 million under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles during the same period.
Powerus completed its merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings effective October 1, 2026, according to the company's announcement of the transaction's completion. The company continues to trade under the ticker PUSA, while its operations include supplying counter-drone systems to the U.S. government. In October, Powerus announced it had received an $82 million U.S. government order for those systems under an existing contract with the government customer. The company said this was the second order it had received under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The government systems order represents part of Powerus' counter-drone business, alongside its commercial operations protecting energy infrastructure in the Middle East.
Powerus announced in August that it had signed a commercial contract worth approximately $22.3 million to protect oil and gas infrastructure in the Middle East. The contract covers hardware and software, according to the company's statement on the agreement, along with site activation and systems installation. The agreement also includes a comprehensive maintenance program lasting 24 months, combining site preparation with maintenance of the systems after installation. Powerus kept the customer's identity, deployment locations and specific facilities confidential when it announced the commercial contract. The agreement adds energy infrastructure protection work in the region to the U.S. government orders the company has announced for counter-drone systems.
For the government order announced in October, Powerus expects to deliver the systems over the next several quarters, according to its statement on the counter-drone order. It said any additional orders under the contract remain at the customer's discretion, while the announced delivery timeline applies to the systems covered by this government order. In product development, the company unveiled its "Guardian-3" system for intercepting drones. It described the system as featuring "a new design engineered for fully autonomous operation," according to its announcement. Powerus said it would announce additional technical details, including when the system would become available, at a later date.