The planned 5GW USA-UAE AI Datacenter will be the largest AI park outside the USA, with several American companies participating in the Operation and providing Cloud Computing Services. The White House announced that the commercial agreements include an order of 28 Boeing aircraft by Etihad Airlines amounting to $14.5 billion; a $60 billion Oil & Gas expansion project; a gallium project involving Raytheon; a $10 billion commitment investment for the Holtec nuclear reactor project; projects involving AI, Datacenter, and Industrial Internet of Things related engineering centers involving Qualcomm; and a public cloud service project participated by Amazon.
During the last stop of his trip to the Middle East this week, President Trump received a significant "gift": a signing of over $100 billion in agreements with the UAE, along with plans to build large-scale Datacenters locally.
On Thursday, May 15, Eastern Time, the White House issued a statement saying that Trump announced in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, that the USA and the UAE reached commercial agreements worth over $200 billion, thereby pushing the total commitment of investment from his Middle East trip to surpass $2 trillion. The new deal with the UAE will enhance American exporters' access to the local market, bolster the USA's economy and National Security, and significantly expand the scale of domestic capital inflow.
The White House stated that the new deal strengthens the investment and Trade relationship between the two countries, based on the $1.4 trillion investment framework set by the UAE in March of this year. This framework will help realize the USA's prosperity in AI infrastructure, Semiconductors, Energy, Quantum Computing, Biotechnology, and Manufacturing.
The US Department of Commerce announced on the same day that the UAE and the US government agreed to establish a "USA-UAE AI Accelerated Partnership" framework, to further strengthen cooperation around key technologies and ensure protection for these technologies based on a series of joint commitments. The US side will promote deeper technology cooperation with the UAE, including the initiation of a Phase 1 planned capacity of a 1GW AI Datacenter.
The aforementioned Datacenter belongs to a total planned capacity of 5GW within the USA-UAE AI park, located in Abu Dhabi, covering an area of 10 square miles. This park will be built by the UAE technology company G42 and operated jointly with several American companies.
The media believes that AI-related agreements are the core of this cooperation between the USA and UAE. The officially announced AI-related agreements will enhance the UAE's technological strength, particularly mentioning that G42 will build the largest AI Datacenter cluster in the Middle East, which is the aforementioned 5GW park.
The largest AI park outside the USA will have several American companies participating in the Operation and providing Cloud Computing Services.
The White House emphasizes that the USA-UAE AI agreement strengthens the bilateral investment partnership, ensuring America's security interests and dominance in the field of AI while extending American technology to this important strategic partner.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo stated: "In the UAE, American companies will operate datacenters and provide U.S.-managed Cloud Computing Services. The agreement also includes strong security assurances to prevent U.S. technology from being transferred."
The U.S. Department of Commerce did not disclose which American companies will participate in the construction of the aforementioned datacenter, but stated that it is the largest overseas AI park for the USA, which will host American hyperscale and large enterprises that can leverage the region's computing power to provide services to developing countries in the 'Global South', such as those in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
However, public information shows that several executives from tech companies accompanied Trump on his visit to the UAE, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, and Cisco President Jeetu Patel.
The USA-UAE Trade covers Aviation, Energy, AI, and Public Cloud.
This time, the White House announced several deals reached between the USA and the UAE, similar to agreements made earlier this week between the USA and Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which also cover sectors such as Aviation, Energy, and AI, in addition to involving projects that promote Cloud Computing Services.
Boeing and GE Aviation received an Order worth $14.5 billion from Etihad Airways, this UAE national airline will purchase 28 American-made Boeing 787 and 777X aircraft, creating 60,000 jobs in the USA.
Emirates Global Aluminum will invest $4 billion in Oklahoma to build a primary Aluminum smelting project, one of the first newly constructed aluminum smelters in the USA in 45 years, which will create 1,000 jobs.
Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum, and EOG Resources will cooperate with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to carry out a $60 billion Oil & Gas production expansion project, which will help reduce Energy costs and create hundreds of technical jobs in both countries.
Raytheon is collaborating with Emirates Global Aluminum and the Tawazun Council of the UAE Armed Forces Procurement Authority on a Gallium project that will help ensure the security and stability of the USA's critical mineral supply chain.
Holtec International is collaborating with the UAE company IHC Industrial Holding Company to construct a cluster of Holtec’s SMR-300 small modular reactors, with the first units to be installed at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan. The agreement includes a committed investment of $10 billion, with an additional $20 billion for unit projects. The agreement aims to revitalize the USA's nuclear energy infrastructure and strengthen domestic Energy security.
Qualcomm expands its Global innovation initiatives through partnerships with the Abu Dhabi Industrial Development Organization (ADIO) and UAE investment firm e&; the new global engineering center located in Abu Dhabi will focus on AI, Datacenter, and industrial Internet of Things, supporting the USA's research, engineering jobs, and demand for American technology while advancing the UAE's digital transformation. The collaboration with e& will accelerate the deployment of high-speed, reliable, and secure communications networks, cutting-edge AI, and Cloud Computing solutions.
Amazon's cloud business AWS, e&A, and the UAE Cybersecurity Council launched a public cloud project called Sovereign Cloud Launchpad, aimed at accelerating the adoption of public Cloud Computing Service in the UAE. The program is expected to contribute $181 billion to the UAE's digital economy by 2033 and includes a new UAE cybersecurity technology innovation center.
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