The Trump administration’s hesitancy in signing a major drone deal with Ukraine is slowing the U.S. military down in an area where it’s already trying to play catch-up. Even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Washington to make a deal,

Neros and Donald Trump Jr.-linked Unusual Machines are among the companies in deal talks.

May 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is in talks to provide funding to some drone companies, including Unusual Machines and Sequoia Capital-backed Neros, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday,

President Donald Trump’s latest pitch for using taxpayer dollars to secure his White House ballroom featured a militarized building—including a rooftop hardened against drone strikes and a “drone port” that could potentially house military drones.

Drone stocks erupted higher yesterday after reports surfaced that the Trump administration is considering directing government funding toward domestic drone manufacturers. According to a Wall Street Journal report cited by Barron’s,

The cost of security for the World Cup is prohibitive and might not be enough to halt all threats. The Trump administration has reportedly spent $250 million since December to help American cities prepare to tackle drone threats, according to a report from Front Office Sports.

President Trump posted several mock-up images of the “drone port” he hopes to build at the top of the proposed White House ballroom over the weekend — while taking a jab at the judge who is trying to delay construction.

President Trump is vowing to respond after confirming that Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone, the first rescue of its kind.

US military action near the Strait of Hormuz was followed by fresh remarks from Donald Trump, who said Tehran would not be allowed to emerge as a nuclear-armed state.