Facts

• Segment: Subsystems
• Country: United States
• Founded: 2019
• Website: https://www.unusualmachines.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Funding
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Operations / Deployments
• Team
• Supply chain relationships
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Record / Articles
• Sources

Summary

Unusual Machines manufactures and sells drone components for the U. S. drone market. Its portfolio includes Fat Shark FPV video goggles, Rotor Riot drone ecommerce channel and U. -made flight electronics and propulsion products for professional and enthusiast UAV builders.

Market context

Unusual Machines is becoming a visible U. S. supply-chain play for NDAA-aligned drone components. Its importance comes from consolidating FPV, motor, video, battery and distribution layers at a time when U. drone buyers are trying to reduce dependence on Chinese component supply. OWNERSHIP\n\nNo single complete robotics platform is the company-level truth; Unusual Machines owns and operates a portfolio of drone component, FPV, motor, battery and retail/distribution businesses. \n\nCAPABILITY EXPOSURE\n\nFPV video and camera subsystems\nDrone motors and propulsion hardware\nBattery and power-system manufacturing through pending acquisition\nDrone component sourcing, inventory and production\nRetail and community distribution through Rotor Riot\n\nSTRATEGIC POSITION\n\nDomestic component supplier for the U. small-drone ecosystem\nConsolidation layer for FPV, propulsion, battery and subsystem supply as drone procurement moves toward NDAA-aligned sources

Products

• Rotor Riot Brave F7 Flight Controller

Facts

• Website: https://www.unusualmachines.com/
• HQ: Orlando, United States
• Founded: 2019
• Ticker: UMAC / NYSE American
• Segment: Subsystems
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2026-06-16 - Strategic equity investment - $30M - Powerus receives $30M strategic equity investment from Unusual Machines - source: globenewswire.com

Commercial

6 commercial events; 6 commercial orders; latest event 2026-04-21

• 2026-04-21 - Commercial order - Unusual Machines receives USD 5M-plus Powerus order for drone components - source: nasdaq.com
• 2026-01-15 - Commercial order - Unusual Machines announces USD 2.1M drone component purchase order - source: finance.yahoo.com
• 2025-10-24 - Commercial order - Unusual Machines secures U.S. Army order for 3,500 drone motors - source: ft.com
• 2025-10-03 - Commercial order - Unusual Machines receives USD 800K Red Cat order for high-performance drone components - source: seekingalpha.com
• 2025-09-30 - Commercial order - Unusual Machines secures USD 12.8M Strategic Logix defense order for RRSL drone systems - source: finance.yahoo.com
• 2025-02-26 - Commercial order - Red Cat becomes first U.S.-based drone manufacturer customer for Unusual Machines motors - source: nasdaq.com

U.S. drone component supplier

Unusual Machines builds and sells NDAA-compliant drone components for the American drone industry.

• Target environment: FPV drones, defence drone programs, U.S. drone supply chains, professional UAV builds and domestic component manufacturing.
• Deployment model: Drone component manufacturing and sales through propulsion, flight electronics, video systems and FPV ecosystem brands.
• Customer context: Drone builders, defence buyers, FPV operators, U.S. drone companies and component distributors.
• Workflow context: Drone assembly, component sourcing, propulsion, flight electronics, video transmission and domestic supply-chain replacement.
• Commercial maturity: Public drone component company with acquired FPV brands and growing U.S. defence procurement exposure.
• Market position: Drone supply-chain company focused on U.S.-built components rather than complete drone fleet operation.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on component performance, NDAA compliance, manufacturing scale, customer trust, price and supply-chain resilience.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes drone components, FPV hardware, U.S. drone manufacturing, propulsion systems and defence UAV supply chains.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-16 - Funding - Powerus receives $30M strategic equity investment from Unusual Machines - Unusual Machines is investing $30 million in Powerus, Autonomous Power Corporation’s autonomous systems business.
• 2026-06-09 - Capability - Dynamic Aerospace integrates Unusual Machines components into Mitigator/Breacher UAV platforms - Dynamic Aerospace Systems began integrating Unusual Machines motors, flight controllers, ESCs, F…
• 2026-05-11 - Acquisition - Unusual Machines agrees to acquire Upgrade Energy to expand U.S. drone battery production - Unusual Machines agreed to acquire Upgrade Energy in a transaction valued at approximately USD 52 mi…
• 2026-05-11 - Acquisition - Unusual Machines signs agreement to acquire Upgrade Energy for drone battery manufacturing - Unusual Machines signed a merger agreement to acquire DroneNX LLC, doing business as Upgrade Energy.
• 2026-05-05 - Production Milestone - Unusual Machines initiates USD 75M strategic materials purchases for drone component demand - Unusual Machines initiated approximately USD 75 million in strategic purchase orders to s…
• 2026-04-21 - Commercial Order - Unusual Machines receives USD 5M-plus Powerus order for drone components - Unusual Machines received an order exceeding USD 5 million from Autonomous Power Corporation, operating as Power…
• 2026-03-20 - Market Signal - Unusual Machines prices USD 150M public offering to support drone parts inventory expansion - Unusual Machines priced a public offering of 8,823,529 common shares at USD 17.00 per share.
• 2026-03-19 - Partnership - Lantronix and Unusual Machines partner on NDAA-compliant autonomous drone components - Lantronix and Unusual Machines announced a strategic collaboration to develop next-generation autonomous…
• 2026-01-15 - Commercial Order - Unusual Machines announces USD 2.1M drone component purchase order - Unusual Machines announced a USD 2.1 million purchase order for drone components related to defense and government app…
• 2025-10-24 - Commercial Order - Unusual Machines secures U.S. Army order for 3,500 drone motors - Unusual Machines secured a U.S. Army order to manufacture 3,500 drone motors alongside other drone parts.
• 2025-10-03 - Commercial Order - Unusual Machines receives USD 800K Red Cat order for high-performance drone components - Unusual Machines received a USD 800,000 component order from Red Cat Holdings.
• 2025-09-30 - Commercial Order - Unusual Machines secures USD 12.8M Strategic Logix defense order for RRSL drone systems - Unusual Machines secured a USD 12.8 million defense order to supply components for Strategic Logi…
• 2025-09-03 - Acquisition - Unusual Machines closes Rotor Lab acquisition, securing motor production capabilities - Unusual Machines completed its acquisition of Rotor Lab, an Australian developer of electric motors and…
• 2025-06-13 - Acquisition - Unusual Machines enters definitive agreement to acquire Rotor Lab for USD 7M - Unusual Machines signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rotor Lab Pty Ltd, an Australian developer of electric…
• 2025-06-04 - Production Milestone - Unusual Machines leases 17,000 sq ft Orlando drone motor production facility - Unusual Machines signed a lease for a 17,000 square foot drone motor production facility in Orlando.
• 2025-02-26 - Commercial Order - Red Cat becomes first U.S.-based drone manufacturer customer for Unusual Machines motors - Unusual Machines secured Red Cat Holdings as a customer for drone motors.
• 2024-02-16 - Acquisition - Unusual Machines acquires Fat Shark and Rotor Riot from Red Cat - Unusual Machines completed its acquisitions of Fat Shark and Rotor Riot.
• 2024-02-16 - Market Signal - Unusual Machines completes NYSE American IPO - Unusual Machines closed its initial public offering of 1.25 million shares at USD 4.00 per share.

Operations / Deployments

• 2026-05-11 - Acquisition - Unusual Machines agrees to acquire Upgrade Energy to expand U.S. drone battery production - Unusual Machines agreed to acquire Upgrade Energy in a transaction valued at approximately USD 52 mi…
• 2025-09-03 - Acquisition - Unusual Machines closes Rotor Lab acquisition, securing motor production capabilities - Unusual Machines completed its acquisition of Rotor Lab, an Australian developer of electric motors and…
• 2025-06-04 - Production Milestone - Unusual Machines leases 17,000 sq ft Orlando drone motor production facility - Unusual Machines signed a lease for a 17,000 square foot drone motor production facility in Orlando.
• 2025-02-26 - Commercial Order - Red Cat becomes first U.S.-based drone manufacturer customer for Unusual Machines motors - Unusual Machines secured Red Cat Holdings as a customer for drone motors.

Team

• Allan Evans - Chief Executive Officer - His role matters because Unusual Machines is positioning itself around U.S. drone components, FPV systems and domestic drone hardware supply.
• Brian Hoff - Chief Financial Officer
• Angela P. Harris - Chief Operating Officer

Supply chain relationships

• Dynamic Aerospace Systems - Motors, controls and FPV systems - Dynamic Aerospace integrates Unusual Machines motors, controllers, ESCs, FPV cameras and video links into Mitigator/Breacher UAVs.
• Powerus - strategic investor - Unusual Machines made a $30 million strategic equity investment in Powerus to support domestic autonomous and counter-drone manufacturing.
• Powerus - drone component supplier - Powerus sources NDAA-compliant drone components and hardware from Unusual Machines for autonomous and counter-drone systems.
• Red Cat - commercial_order - Unusual Machines received an $800,000 high-performance drone-component order from Red Cat.

Relationships

• Powerus - drone component customer - Unusual Machines received a $5 million-plus drone-component order from Powerus for counter-UAS interceptor systems.
• United States Army - commercial_order - Unusual Machines secured a U.S. Army order to manufacture 3,500 drone motors and other drone parts.
• Lantronix - partner - Lantronix and Unusual Machines partner on NDAA-compliant autonomous drone components
• acquired_company - Unusual Machines has a public acquisition relationship with Fat Shark.
• acquired_company - Unusual Machines has a public acquisition relationship with Rotor Riot.
• Red Cat - customer - Red Cat has a public supply relationship with Unusual Machines.
• acquired_company - Unusual Machines has a public acquisition relationship with Rotor Lab.
• acquired_company - Unusual Machines has a public acquisition relationship with Upgrade Energy.
• Lantronix - technology_partner - Unusual Machines has a public partnership relationship with Lantronix.

Context tags

• Drone subsystem supplier - Peer Group - Unusual Machines supplies and distributes drone subsystems and components.
• Drone component distribution - Peer Group - Unusual Machines distributes drone components, motors and controllers.
• Drone subsystem component supplier - Stack Layer - Unusual Machines supplies drone subsystem components.
• Drone subsystem integration - Capability - Unusual Machines integrates drone motors, cameras and electronics.
• Drone component supply - Workflow - Unusual Machines supplies drone components for FPV and commercial UAVs.

Customers and deployments

• Production Status - $75 million strategic materials purchases - 2026-05-05 - Unusual Machines - United States - Unusual Machines initiated about $75 million in strategic purchase orders to secure materials and inventory…
• Component Order Value Usd - $5M+ drone component order - 2026-04-21 - Powerus - drone component supply - Unusual Machines received a $5 million-plus order from Powerus for U.S.-made components for counter-UAS intercepto…
• Order Value - US$2.1 million purchase order - 2026-01-15 - undisclosed defense/government customer - drone component order - Unusual Machines announced a $2.1 million purchase order for drone components for defense and…
• Ordered Component Count - 3,500 drone motors - 2025-10-24 - United States Army - drone component order - Unusual Machines secured a U.S. Army order to manufacture 3,500 drone motors alongside other drone parts. - source…
• Order Value - US$800,000 order - 2025-10-03 - Red Cat - drone component order - Unusual Machines received an $800,000 component order from Red Cat covering Aura cameras, Aura VTX, Brave flight controllers, Brave ESCs, H…
• Facility Square Feet - 17,000 square feet - 2025-06-04 - Orlando drone motor production facility - drone motor production - Unusual Machines leased a 17,000 square foot Orlando facility for drone motor production. - sou…

Record / Articles

• 2026-05-11 - Unusual Machines acquires Upgrade Energy for $52M to build domestic drone battery capacity - The NDAA-compliant drone component maker is adding a domestic battery and power systems manufacturer ahead of a 2…