Powerus

Powerus gained public attention in April 2026 when it emerged that Eric and Donald Trump Jr hold stakes in the company, which is pursuing a Nasdaq listing under the ticker PUSA through a reverse merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings. The Trump family connection raised immediate questions about access to US military drone contracts at a time when the Trump administration is reshaping defence procurement policy. Powerus co-founder Brett Velicovich, a former Army Special Operations veteran, has been conducting live interceptor demonstrations to Gulf state militaries in a push to secure international contracts.

The company positions itself as a counter-drone interceptor specialist. Velicovich's Special Operations background lends operational credibility to its pitch, and Gulf state interest in counter-drone solutions has surged following Houthi strikes on Saudi infrastructure and Iranian proxy drone use across the region. The Gulf demonstration tour represents a revenue pathway independent of any US government contract, reducing dependence on domestic procurement cycles that may attract scrutiny given the Trump family involvement.

Powerus sits at the intersection of two pressure points: the explosive growth of the commercial counter-drone market and the political complications of a sitting US administration's family holding stakes in a defence company seeking government-adjacent contracts. Ethics watchdogs have flagged the arrangement as a potential conflict of interest. The company's planned PUSA Nasdaq listing would make its valuation and investor base publicly transparent for the first time.