❗️️️️️️️Eric Trump-linked company in talks with Israel about sending armed humanoid robots into Gaza’s resistance tunnels A US robotics company backed by President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, has reportedly explored supplying Israel with up to 1,000 combat-capable humanoid robots for deployment inside Gaza’s resistance tunnels. According to the Financial Times, Foundation Future Industries, where Eric Trump holds an equity stake and was appointed chief strategic adviser in March, has discussed deploying its Phantom MK1 robots, each costing approximately $150,000, to patrol underground tunnels, detect trip wires, neutralize booby traps, and potentially engage in combat. Mike LeBlanc, the company’s co-founder and president, told the Financial Times: “We’re in direct talks with the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces.” Defending the military applications of the technology, LeBlanc insisted there was “no question... of building a ‘Terminator’,” while arguing that robots could spare soldiers from entering potentially deadly confrontations. The company, founded in 2024, has reportedly secured more than $70 million in US military contracts and previously sent two Phantom MK1 units to Ukraine for battlefield evaluation. The revelations raise disturbing questions about the growing use of autonomous and combat-capable machines in warfare, particularly their potential deployment in Gaza, where Israel continues to wage a devastating genocidal war. They also raise conflict-of-interest concerns surrounding the Trump family's financial ties to military technology. Eric Trump’s spokesperson denied that he had any involvement in government contract negotiations, while LeBlanc maintained that his connection to the president’s son played no role in securing contracts. Crucially, Foundation Future Industries subsequently disputed the reported Israeli deal, stating that it has no contract or agreement with the Israeli military, has neither supplied nor deployed robots to its forces, and is not currently negotiating such a sale. The company characterized any previous discussions as preliminary and exploratory.