Trump secures over $200 billion in deals during historic UAE visit

President Donald Trump facilitated over $200 billion in commercial deals between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during his historic visit to the Middle Eastern country, according to the White House.

Several deals were made, including securing a $14.5 billion commitment from Etihad Airways to invest in 28 American-manufactured aircraft from Boeing and GE Aerospace.

Emirates Global Aluminum is also investing $4 billion to develop a primary aluminum smelter project in Oklahoma, and Holtec International and IHC Industrial Holding Company plan to build a fleet of small modular reactors in Michigan.

Qualcomm is also investing in a global engineering center in Abu Dhabi which will “focus on AI, data centers, and industrial [internet of things],” according to the White House.

UAE’S PRESIDENT BESTOWS HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR ON TRUMP

President Donald Trump is greeted by young girls as he arrives for an official arrival ceremony at Qasr al Watan (Palace of the Nation) on May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Win McNamee/Getty Images / Getty Images)

“RTX is [also] partnering with Emirates Global Aluminum and the UAE’s Tawazun Council on a pioneering Gallium project that will help secure and stabilize the United States’ critical mineral supply chain,” the statement added. 

“By diversifying sources of this essential input for semiconductors and defense technologies, the partnership strengthens America’s supply security, supports high-tech manufacturing, and creates jobs across the U.S. critical minerals and defense industrial base.”

In a statement, the White House said that Trump “continues to advance the interests of the American people, enhancing market access for American exporters to strengthen our economic and national security.”

STATE DEPARTMENT APPROVES SALE OF $1.4B WORTH OF HELICOPTERS, F-16 PARTS TO UAE AHEAD OF TRUMP’S VISIT

President Donald Trump receives the Order of Zayed, United Arab Emirates’ highest civil decoration named after the first president of the UAE, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, from his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Qasr Al-Watan ( (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

“These deals will significantly expand investment in the United States and U.S. market access in the United Arab Emirates,” the statement added.

The deals came after the UAE pledged a $1.4 trillion investment in the U.S. economy over the next ten years. The investment money would go to AI infrastructure, semiconductor, energy and American manufacturing initiatives.

Trump is the first U.S. president to visit the UAE in 17 years, following President George W. Bush’s trip in 2008. On Thursday, the president told reporters that it was “an honor to be here.”

President Donald Trump and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meet at Qasr Al-Watan (Palace of the Nation) in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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“The last four days have been really amazing, and they have been amazing,” Trump said. “But it shows you where a country can go.”

Fox News Digital’s Caitlin McFall and Kate Sprague contributed to this report.