US, UK to announce US$10 billion in deals during Trump visit: US officials

The United States and Britain plan to announce more than US$10 billion in economic deals this week as part of US President Donald Trump’s state visit, senior US officials said on Monday.

The two governments are expected to seal a trade agreement with three pillars: a new science and technology partnership to strengthen the tech sectors of both countries, cooperation in civil nuclear power, and advances in defence technology cooperation, the officials said in a telephone briefing.

Several US tech business leaders are expected to attend the state visit, the officials said.

Trump is the first US president to be invited to two state dinners by Britain

. His first was in 2019 during his first term.

The US officials described agreements to come that would be heavy on economic cooperation between the two long-standing allies with at least US$10 billion in deals expected.