[Video] Trump Signs Agreement for at Least $1.2 Trillion in Economic Exchange in Qatar, Including a $96 Billion Qatar Airways Order for up to 210 Boeing Aircraft
On May 14, 2025, in Doha, the capital of Qatar, the second stop on his Gulf tour, President Donald J. Trump signed an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion. Deals announced the same day totaled more than $243.5 billion between the United States and Qatar, including a $96 billion order by Qatar Airways from Boeing and GE Aerospace for up to 210 American-made aircraft.
The White House fact sheet issued that day said the Qatar Airways order, for Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircraft powered by GE Aerospace engines, is Boeing's largest-ever widebody order and largest-ever 787 order, supporting 154,000 U.S. jobs annually and more than one million jobs in the United States over the course of production and delivery. Other deals listed include McDermott's partnership with QatarEnergy on critical energy infrastructure, with seven active projects worth $8.5 billion; 30 projects won by Parsons worth up to $97 billion; and a joint venture between Quantinuum and Al Rabban Capital under which Qatar will invest up to $1 billion in quantum technologies and workforce development.
On defense, Raytheon, an RTX business, secured a $1 billion agreement for Qatar's acquisition of counter-drone capabilities, making Qatar the first international customer for Raytheon's Fixed Site, Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), and General Atomics secured a nearly $2 billion agreement for Qatar's acquisition of the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft system. The two governments also signed a statement of intent outlining over $38 billion in potential investments, including burden-sharing support at Al Udeid Air Base and future air defense and maritime security capabilities.
The White House said the United States had a $2 billion trade surplus with Qatar in 2024 and has run a positive trade balance with Qatar since 2003, with bilateral trade totaling $5.64 billion in 2024, made up of $3.8 billion in U.S. exports and $1.8 billion in Qatari exports to the United States. (Source: The White House)
Source: The White House
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Photo: 图：2025年5月14日，特朗普与卡塔尔埃米尔塔米姆在多哈埃米尔宫出席协议签署仪式。白宫官方照片（Daniel Torok 摄），公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: President Trump and Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the signing ceremony at Amiri Diwan in Doha on May 14, 2025. Official White House photo by Daniel Torok, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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