Unusual Machines, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of drones and NDAA-compliant components, announced it has signed a lease for a 17,000-square-foot drone motor production facility in Orlando, Florida. The factory will significantly expand the company's domestic manufacturing capabilities. Motor deliveries from this facility are scheduled to begin in September 2025.
The facility is designed to support the production of high-performance brushless motors for First-Person View (FPV) and commercial drones. Initially, it will focus on three core motor sizes: 2207, 2807, and 3220. In-house winding capabilities will support both standard and custom KV ratings and hybrid workcells will allow for both high-volume and small-batch production. The space is located near the company's existing headquarters and is an expansion of Unusual Machines' Orlando campus. The proximity to Rotor Riot's technical team and pilot community allows for rapid product feedback and alignment with end-user needs. The production system is designed to eventual scale to monthly production volumes exceeding 50,000 motors.
"Our new facility will enable us to build at scale, while also supporting customer-specific variants through flexible workcells," said Brad Mello, Vice President of Manufacturing. "We're implementing best-in-class practices from day one - lean layouts, digital traceability, and automated quality control - to ensure we can deliver reliable motors at volume with the precision and accountability required for government and commercial customers."
Unusual Machines is pursuing a dual-sourcing strategy for critical components such as magnets, bearings, and stators to insulate against supply chain disruptions. The company plans to offer both Made-in-USA and globally sourced motor variants to meet different regulatory and customer needs.
"This factory is a major milestone in our strategy to rapidly onshore drone component manufacturing," said Allan Evans, CEO of Unusual Machines. "To go fast, we are doing things in parallel and have already placed the equipment orders. We are solving one of the major pain points in the American drone supply chain."