What is the recent £150bn tech investment deal?

During President Trump’s State Visit, the UK announced a record £150 billion package of inward investment from US companies. The commitments are intended to spur jobs and growth across life sciences, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, AI and other high-tech sectors, aligning with the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy.

Headline commitments

• Blackstone: up to £100bn in UK investments over the next decade (significant focus on data centres).
• Prologis: £3.9bn to expand at Cambridge Biomedical Campus and upgrade Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal.
• Palantir: up to £1.5bn, aiming to support defence innovation and create ~350 jobs
• Amentum: £150m and 3,000+ UK jobs over four years across regions including Glasgow, the North West, North East and the Midlands.
• Boeing (with STS Aviation, Birmingham): converting two 737 airframes to E-7 prototypes for the USAF, creating 150+ skilled jobs and supporting ~190 more.
• STAX Engineering: ~£37–38m to scale emissions-reduction tech across UK ports.

Jobs and where they’ll land

Government estimates point to more than 7,600 high-quality jobs nationwide—not just London and the South East, but also Belfast, Glasgow, the Midlands and the North East—alongside major R&D and start-up support in biotech, AI and clean energy.

Why it matters

This is the largest investment package linked to a UK state visit, signalling strong US confidence in the UK’s policy direction and tech leadership. For businesses, it implies potential opportunities in supply chains, infrastructure, and innovation partnerships—especially in data infrastructure, life sciences, defence, and clean tech