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Unusual Machines, Inc.

HeadquartersOrlando, FL ↗
Founded2019 ↗
LeadershipAllan Evans, Chief Executive Officer ↗; Andrew Camden, President ↗
Employees141 ↗
Revenue$11 million (fiscal 2025) ↗
OwnershipPublic (NYSE: UMAC) ↗
SharesUMAC ↗

Products

  • Rotor Riot Brave flight controllers and ESCs are Unusual Machines flight electronics used in domestically assembled drone systems. ↗
  • Fat Shark Aura analog cameras and video transmitters carry the pilot's video feed on FPV drones. ↗
  • HDO+ headsets are the Fat Shark FPV headsets pilots wear to see the drone's live video. ↗
  • Unusual Machines makes drone motors at its Orlando-area facilities. ↗

Customers

  • The U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division ordered 3,500 NDAA-compliant motors from Unusual Machines in October 2025. ↗
  • Performance Drone Works ordered $3.75 million of FPV headsets from Unusual Machines in December 2025. ↗
  • Red Cat placed an $800,000 order for Unusual Machines components and motors for its FANG drones in October 2025. ↗

Deals since 2020

Sep 202609

Unusual Machines takes a stake in XTEND AI Robotics

A Physical AI company with software systems and robotic hardware, operating across Defense, Homeland Security, and Commercial Security missions; an existing Unusual Machines customer.

autonomy and dronesSource
$20 millionClosed
May 202607

Unusual Machines buys Upgrade Energy

A manufacturer of battery and power systems solutions for unmanned aerial systems.

autonomy and dronescomponents and materialsSource
Up to $52 millionClosed Oct 19, 2026
Jun 202512

Unusual Machines buys Rotor Lab

Seller: Rotor Lab's existing shareholders

An Australian developer and manufacturer of electric motors and propulsion systems for unmanned aerial systems.

autonomy and dronespropulsioncomponents and materialsSource
Up to $4 millionClosed Sep 3, 2025
Feb 202501

Unusual Machines' deal for Aloft is called off

A drone software company in the drone fleet and airspace management sector.

autonomy and dronesSource
$14 millionCalled off
Nov 202221

Red Cat Holdings sells Rotor Riot and Fat Shark to Unusual Machines

Buyer: Unusual Machines

Red Cat's consumer business: recreational and hobbyist drones, first-person-view goggles, and a licensed authorized reseller.

autonomy and dronesSource
$22 millionClosed Feb 16, 2024

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