Exclusive-Eric Trump-backed defense technology company Space-Eyes to go public in $638 million SPAC deal, sources say

NEW YORK, July 31 : Defense technology company Space-Eyes has agreed to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company McKinley Acquisition Corp, in a deal valuing the combined business at $638 million, according to four people familiar with the matter.President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump has recently become the third-largest private investor in the original Space-Eyes, which has operated primarily as a research-and-development company and generated about $1 million in annual revenue, the people said. Eric Trump will serve as a strategic adviser to the combined business following the transaction, the people said, adding he helped introduce potential board candidates to the new public company. Representatives for Eric Trump did not respond to a request for comment. T