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A Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday revealed the administration is in active talks to extend that same playbook to domestic drone manufacturers, with the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital leading discussions on a mix of debt and equity financing for select U.S. drone firms. The goal is straightforward: accelerate domestic production, cut costs, and reduce dependence on Chinese-made drone components and supply chains before a potential flashpoint forces the issue.The policy foundation is already in place. Trump signed the “Drone Dominance” executive order in June 2025, making mass autonomous drone deployment a presidential priority. The FY2027 defense budget backs it with tens of billions in drone and autonomy funding, targeting 300,000 low-cost attack drones deployed by 2027. The $1 billion Drone Dominance Program is actively running — 49 companies were invited Wednesday to compete in the Phase II qualifying event in June. The top performers advance to a production and delivery contract stage.How To Trade It Markets moved fast on the WSJ report. Here’s where the key names stand:Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS):
