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, citing people familiar with the matter. US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington DC. (REUTERS) Shares of Unusual Machines were up 37% in premarket trading on Thursday. Drone dominance was described as a “presidential priority” in President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027. Months-long discussions between private sector firms and the Pentagon have included the Office of Strategic Capital, a Biden-era lending unit focused on companies critical to national security supply chains, the Journal reported. Also Read | Convergence, not conflict, must cornerstone of Indo-US ties Unusual Machines is a drone components maker that counts Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser, while Neros is a startup specialising in autonomous drones. Performance Drone Works, which won a contract to supply the U.S. Army with reconnaissance drones, is also under consideration for possible funding, …