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Eric Trump Backs $1.5B ‘Low Cost-Per-Kill’ Drone Maker Going Public

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Feb 17, 2026
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John Swinney meets Donald Trump's son Eric at Bute House - BBC News

Eric Trump is plunging deeper into defense tech, backing a $1.5 billion deal to take an Israeli drone maker public as military demand for unmanned systems surges. According to Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, the president’s son has agreed to invest in a merger between XTEND, a drone manufacturer, and Florida-based JFB Construction Holdings that wil…

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