Powerus signed a technology agreement with India’s Paras Defence before pursuing its Pakistan military deal. The June agreement covered manufacturing and commercialisation of Powerus’s Guardian-1 counter-drone system within India itself. Paras Defence signed the agreement with Tandem Defense, a Powerus subsidiary, on June 30, officially. The licensing arrangement gave Paras Defence exclusive rights to use licensed intellectual property across India. The agreement keeps those rights non-transferable and non-sublicensable under its specific commercial terms for India. Paras Defence can manufacture and commercialise Guardian interceptor products for India’s defence market within India. The licence initially lasts twelve months and requires mutual consent for any renewal of agreement. Powerus will receive licensing fees alongside a share of profits from all domestic Indian sales. The arrangement represents a commercial licensing agreement rather than an Indian military procurement order domestically. Therefore, the agreement does not indicate that India’s armed forces selected Guardian-1 for Indian procurement.
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Powerus Signed India Deal Before Pakistan Defence Agreement
Powerus’s Guardian-1 system uses battery power and targets relatively inexpensive aerial threats worldwide at scale. Paras Defence describes the interceptor as a high-speed counter-drone product developed by Powerus itself commercially. Powerus filings similarly describe Guardian as a low-cost, high-speed interceptor against hostile unmanned aircraft worldwide. The Indian agreement allows local manufacturing while giving Powerus continuing commercial participation through licensing fees. Paras Defence will handle manufacturing and commercialisation under the licensed intellectual property framework in India. The companies established these terms several months before Powerus engaged directly with Pakistan’s military authorities. Powerus later signed a memorandum with Pakistan Army covering unmanned aerial systems and broader cooperation. Reuters reported that the Pakistan arrangement included an initial order involving specific unmanned aerial systems. Neither Powerus nor Pakistani authorities disclosed the order’s value or equipment specifications publicly in full. The companies cited confidentiality and security concerns while withholding those specific commercial and technical details.
Powerus operates as the business name of Autonomous Power Corporation, an American autonomous-systems developer company. The company develops drone and defence technologies for military and commercial applications across several markets. Former United States Army Special Operations veterans co-founded the company before planning its corporate combination. Powerus plans to merge with Nasdaq-listed Aureus Greenway Holdings in early October under the transaction. The companies announced the proposed transaction in March and expect Powerus to become wholly owned. After completing the merger, the combined business expects to operate under the Powerus Corporation name. The companies expect former Powerus shareholders to own roughly eighty-three percent of combined common stock. American Ventures, an investment associated with Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, invests in Aureus. That investment has increased attention surrounding Powerus following its Pakistan military agreement in recent months. Trump Jr and Eric Trump have described their investment as passive, Reuters previously reported this.
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The Trump sons have also denied involvement in Powerus operations or negotiations surrounding its contracts. Powerus executives likewise rejected suggestions that Trump-linked investors influenced company contracts or business decisions directly. The planned merger has therefore drawn attention because of American Ventures’ investment connection to investors. Powerus’s September Pakistan engagement occurred after the earlier India technology licensing agreement signed in June. On September 16, a Powerus delegation met Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir on that day. Pakistan’s military said discussions covered defence procurement, production, and broader capacity-building opportunities with Pakistani officials. Powerus later announced an MoU with Pakistan’s Army and an initial unmanned-systems order from Powerus. The company has not disclosed the order’s financial value or specific systems involved publicly yet. Reuters reported that Powerus sees opportunities for joint drone ventures between America and Pakistan together. The company also expects those opportunities could expand its presence within Pakistan’s defence sector locally.
Taken together, the agreements show Powerus pursuing separate commercial relationships with India and Pakistan overall. The Indian arrangement centres on licensed manufacturing and domestic Guardian product commercialisation for India’s market. The Pakistan agreement involves military cooperation and an initial order related to unmanned systems there. Available details do not establish that India placed an order for Guardian-1 through Paras Defence. They also do not reveal whether the Pakistan order includes Guardian products or Powerus systems. Powerus has withheld detailed Pakistani contract information because of confidentiality and security considerations for now. The India licence specifically provides Paras Defence rights to manufacture and commercialise products inside India. Meanwhile, Powerus expects licensing revenue and profit participation from all domestic Indian Guardian product sales. The company’s planned merger adds corporate and investment context to its expanding defence activities internationally. However, the information does not establish any operational link between its India and Pakistan agreements.
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