Powerus Signal - Week of October 19, 2026

Powerus orders $16.9 million of American-made drone components

On October 22, 2026, Unusual Machines announced a $16.9 million order from Powerus Corporation (Nasdaq: PUSA) for American-made drone components. The order covers motors, batteries, cameras and video transmitters for Powerus’s unmanned systems. It follows an earlier Powerus order of more than $5 million, announced in April 2026. The release says the order supports Powerus as it scales production to meet growing demand. Powerus co-founder and president Brett Velicovich said a US supplier lets Powerus “deliver critical products faster and more affordably.”

This section reports a supplier’s announcement. The full offer disclaimer and forward-looking statements notice appear at the end of this issue.

Three industry signals

1. The Army’s drone marketplace now counts 29 partner nations. Eight more countries signed on at AUSA 2026, taking the total to 29, according to the Army’s release of October 15, 2026. Partners order “pre-cleared, standard-configuration drone and counter-drone systems directly through pre-established contracts.” The Army’s top acquisition official said they can now “move from request to purchase in days rather than months.” The marketplace had processed $800 million in transactions by mid-October. A system listed there now reaches 29 partner governments as well as Army units.

Sources: US Army Public Affairs, October 15, 2026; army.mil, August 14, 2026. The June figure is the nine European partners that signed first.

2. One interceptor drone became an Army program in 142 days. The Army’s Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate runs a standard process of 180 days. One interceptor drone reached program status in 142 days, the directorate’s director said at AUSA 2026, as The War Zone reported on October 14, 2026. The older process “could leave the service waiting two to seven years to purchase a capability.” The directorate looks for systems already proven in use, which the director called “capability that we know works.” Through this directorate, buying time for a proven system is now counted in months.

Source: The War Zone, October 14, 2026. The three figures measure different steps, and the Army did not state the start and end points of the 142 days.

3. Police departments tested counter-drone equipment for DHS. Three police agencies spent five days in August 2026 testing radio-frequency counter-drone equipment at a federal facility, according to DHS’s science directorate. They were the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Atlanta and Houston police departments. The scenarios were a threat to a public gathering and drones approaching a top-rated national special event. Results “will soon be made available to the law enforcement community.” The lab’s director called the program “like Consumer Reports for a first responder.” Houston’s counter-drone coordinator said “advanced detection” would help the department’s mission most. Federal law sets who may use the mitigation side, so a site team should confirm its own authority before buying anything that can stop a drone.

About the transaction

Powerus Corporation (formerly Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc., Nasdaq: PUSA) completed its previously announced merger with Autonomous Power Corporation, doing business as Powerus, on October 1, 2026. Shares continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol PUSA.

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Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this issue regarding the company’s purchase order for drone components, its plans to scale production of autonomous and counter-drone systems, its ability to deliver products to customers, and the company’s business, operations and prospects following completion of the merger are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the risk that components under the order are not delivered on the anticipated timeline, in the expected quantities or at all; the company’s ability to scale manufacturing and to obtain NDAA-compliant components from third-party suppliers; demand for the company’s systems; the integration of the two companies and the company’s limited operational history as a combined organization; and the other risks described under “Risk Factors” in the registration statement on Form S-4 and in the company’s other filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this issue, and except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to update them.

Important Information and Where to Find It: Powerus Corporation (formerly Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc.) filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC in connection with its merger with Autonomous Power Corporation, which was completed on October 1, 2026. The registration statement includes an information statement/prospectus containing information about the company, its business and operations, and the risks related to its business. Investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the related information statement/prospectus and the company’s other filings with the SEC, because they contain important information about the company. Free copies of these documents are available through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or at the company’s website.

Powerus builds and scales unified autonomous systems designed to move, protect and sustain critical assets in high-risk environments, with capabilities spanning heavy-lift platforms, autonomous air systems, autonomous maritime systems, mission systems, training and support, and US-based manufacturing.