President Donald Trump completed the final stop of his historic Indo-Pacific trip today with a series of landmark deals in the Republic of Korea that strengthen America’s economy, create jobs, and reaffirm the US as a global leader in energy, technology, and defense.
The visit capped a successful multi-nation tour that has delivered tens of billions in new investment commitments to the United States.
The agreements announced in Seoul are expected to support more than 150,000 American jobs across industries ranging from aviation and energy to advanced manufacturing and shipbuilding. Some of the deals include:
- Korean Air announced plans to purchase 103 new Boeing aircraft valued at $36.2 billion, supporting up to 135,000 American jobs. The airline will also buy GE Aerospace engines in a separate $13.7 billion deal to power the new fleet.
- The ROK Air Force selected L3Harris Technologies to develop its new Airborne Warning and Control aircraft in a $2.3 billion partnership expected to support more than 6,000 jobs in the U.S. defense sector.
- America’s ReElement Technologies and South Korea’s POSCO International will launch a U.S.-based rare earth separation and magnet production complex, strengthening America’s domestic supply chain for high-value manufacturing.
- The Korea Gas Corporation signed agreements to purchase 3.3 million tons per year of American liquefied natural gas, reinforcing the United States’ position as the world’s leading energy produce.
- Centrus Energy, KHNP, and POSCO International reached an agreement to expand uranium enrichment capacity in Piketon, Ohio — a move projected to create 3,000 new U.S. jobs. LS Group pledged $3 billion by 2030 to boost US power-grid infrastructure, including a $681 million cable-manufacturing facility now under construction in Virginia.
- The United States and South Korea signed a Technology Prosperity Deal to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, 6G, biotech, and quantum innovation. The agreement prioritizes research security, AI standards, and supply chain resilience for critical technologies.
- Amazon will invest $5 billion through 2031 to build South Korea’s cloud infrastructure, furthering American leadership in the AI and digital economy. NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission – the first crewed lunar orbit since Apollo – will carry a Korean satellite to measure space radiation, symbolizing growing space collaboration between the two nations.
- Trump also secured commitments to revitalize America’s shipbuilding industry. HD Hyundai and Cerberus Capital Management announced a $5 billion partnership to modernize U.S. shipyards and integrate advanced technologies like automation and digitalization.
- Samsung Heavy Industries will team up with Vigor Marine Group on naval vessel maintenance and shipyard automation, while Hanwha Ocean unveiled a $5 billion plan to expand the Philly Shipyard’s capacity more than ten-fold, strengthening Pennsylvania’s industrial workforce. Vigor runs the shipyard in Ketchikan.
The president’s visit to Korea reaffirmed the long-standing US-ROK alliance and deals announced today build on similar achievements during his earlier stops in Japan and Malaysia, where Trump secured billions in trade and infrastructure commitments.
Air Force One is expected to touch down in Anchorage on Thursday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on his return to Washington, DC after his historic trip.
