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Military contractors with investments from President Donald Trump’s sons have raked in billions of dollars in government deals and contracts since June 2025, when their venture capital company first obtained a major stake in military technology company Anduril, new reporting finds.

buff.lyTrump Has Granted $6B in Contracts to Arms Makers His Sons Have Invested InTrump has previously said that his children have “inside information” about government actions.

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Last year, 1789 Capital, of which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, invested $2.5 billion into Anduril. Since then, Anduril has been awarded 135 contracts from the U.S. government, with $1.8 billion of it having been paid out thus far.

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In all, military contractors with backing from Donald Trump Jr. or Eric Trump have gotten $6 billion in “active or promised government contracts,” the analysis found.

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Trump has also announced a new shipyard being built in partnership with Anduril. Bizarrely, Trump said that the public will be receiving “a 40% stake” in the shipyard, despite it being paid for by public money.