★ Sector
Defense & Aerospace
January 2017 – May 2026
- Orgs
- 16
- People
- 5
- Actions
- 89
- Topics
- 35
Defense contractors, military aerospace programs, and the Pentagon and military service branches that procure from them. Covers the Qatar 747 donation, Sentinel ICBM funding diversion, and defense-contractor donations.
Organizations
Axon EnterpriseBusiness- Boeing CoBusiness
Booz Allen HamiltonBusiness
Department of DefenseGovernment Body- Draken InternationalBusiness
- Hanwha GroupBusiness
Honeywell InternationalBusiness
Lockheed MartinBusiness
Palantir TechnologiesBusiness- PowerusBusiness
- QatarGovernment Body
- RTX CorpBusiness
- Second Front SystemsBusiness
SpaceXBusiness
Textron IncBusiness
U.S. Air ForceGovernment Body
Actions
Actions involving organizations in this sector, players affiliated with them, or sector-wide benefits.
- DOJ settles Trump IRS suit with $1.8B anti-weaponization fund$1.8BGovernment ActionMay 2026
- U.S. Air Force orders drones from Trump-tied Dominari portfolio firmGovernment ActionApril 2026
- Moroun lobbies Lutnick before Trump threatens Gordie Howe BridgeGovernment ActionFebruary 2026
- Trump threatens to block Gordie Howe Bridge opening to punish CanadaGovernment ActionFebruary 2026
- Trump's EPA eliminates climate endangerment finding and emission rulesGovernment ActionFebruary 2026
- ByteDance TikTok U.S. spin-out names MGX, Oracle, Silver LakePrivate ActionJanuary 2026
- Trump pardons Tina Peters, Colorado clerk in stop-the-steal caseGovernment ActionDecember 2025
- Trump admin releases 35,000 Nvidia AI chips to Saudi Arabia's HumainGovernment ActionNovember 2025
- Trump pledges F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, calls MBS 'phenomenal' on rightsGovernment ActionNovember 2025
- Interior reopens 1.56-million-acre ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasingGovernment ActionOctober 2025
- Trump approves Ambler Road across Alaska wilderness for critical-minerals accessGovernment ActionOctober 2025
- Corporations pledge funding for Trump's $300M White House ballroomPrivate ActionOctober 2025
- Timothy Mellon donates $130M to Pentagon for military pay during shutdown$130MPrivate ActionOctober 2025
- Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after BSA convictionGovernment ActionOctober 2025
- Truth Social launches prediction market with Crypto.com affiliatePrivate ActionOctober 2025
- Dar Global launches $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah, second Saudi collaboration$1BPrivate ActionSeptember 2025
- Greg and Anna Brockman donate $25M to MAGA Inc.$25MPrivate ActionSeptember 2025
- Trump TikTok deal names Tahnoon's MGX as U.S. operatorGovernment ActionSeptember 2025
- Apple adds $100B to U.S. manufacturing pledge, total $600B$100BPrivate ActionAugust 2025
- Tim Cook gifts Trump gold souvenir during Apple tariff lobbyingPrivate ActionAugust 2025
- Trump deal makes Nvidia, AMD pay 15% of China chip revenue to U.S.Government ActionAugust 2025
- Trump doubles India tariffs to 50% on day of Apple investment eventGovernment ActionAugust 2025
- Trump exempts Apple and other tech investors from 100% chip tariffsGovernment ActionAugust 2025
- Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)sGovernment ActionAugust 2025
- Qatar donates luxury Boeing 747 to U.S. defense departmentGovernment ActionJuly 2025
- Rolex gifts Trump a desk clock during Swiss tariff lobbyingPrivate ActionJuly 2025
- Trump cuts Swiss tariffs 39% to 15% after Rolex lobbyingGovernment ActionJuly 2025
- Trump order expedites federal permits for AI data centersGovernment ActionJuly 2025
- Air Force pulls Qatar jet retrofit funds from Sentinel ICBM programGovernment ActionJune 2025
- Trump commutes donor Imaad Zuberi's foreign-lobbying sentenceGovernment ActionMay 2025
- Crypto blogger Christensen buys $TRUMP for dinner invitePrivate ActionMay 2025
- Justin Sun becomes top $TRUMP holder to secure dinner invite$19MPrivate ActionMay 2025
- MemeCore buys $TRUMP memecoin for top-25 dinner receptionPrivate ActionMay 2025
- Trump hosts golf-club dinner for memecoin holders after $148M buy-in$148MPrivate ActionMay 2025
- Treasury launches fast-track CFIUS review UAE lobbied forGovernment ActionMay 2025
- Fr8Tech buys $20M in $TRUMP memecoin as trade advocacy$20MPrivate ActionMay 2025
- Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project$1BPrivate ActionMay 2025
- Trump order targets U.S. drug prices to match other developed nationsGovernment ActionMay 2025
- UAE firm uses $2B Trump-Witkoff stablecoin for Binance stake$2BPrivate ActionMay 2025
- White House grants UAE access to advanced AI chips for G42Government ActionMay 2025
- Dar Global signs Qatar government deal for Trump-branded golf and villasPrivate ActionApril 2025
- Serbia approves Trump-Kushner hotel on government-owned landPrivate ActionApril 2025
- Trump pardons Paul Walczak weeks after mother's $1M Mar-a-Lago dinnerGovernment ActionApril 2025
- Russian-linked DWF Labs buys $25M in Trump crypto tokens$25MPrivate ActionApril 2025
- Elizabeth Fago attends $1M MAGA Inc. dinner before son's pardon$1MPrivate ActionApril 2025
- Trump commutes Galanis, second Biden-inquiry witness given clemencyGovernment ActionMarch 2025
- Trump pardons Nikola founder Milton, wiping $676M restitutionGovernment ActionMarch 2025
- Trump pardons Devon Archer, first Biden-inquiry witness given clemencyGovernment ActionMarch 2025
- Senate confirms Trump's personal lawyer Blanche as Deputy AGGovernment ActionMarch 2025
- Senate confirms WWE co-founder McMahon as Education SecretaryGovernment ActionMarch 2025
- Polymarket CEO attends Trump White House crypto summit while under federal investigationGovernment ActionMarch 2025
- Tahnoon pledges $1.4T UAE investment in Oval Office meeting with Trump$1,400BPrivate ActionMarch 2025
- Trump pardons BitMEX co-founders for Bank Secrecy Act violationsGovernment ActionMarch 2025
- Senate confirms top MAGA donor Lutnick as Commerce SecretaryGovernment ActionFebruary 2025
- Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by BurgumGovernment ActionFebruary 2025
- Senate confirms Trump endorser Kennedy as HHS SecretaryGovernment ActionFebruary 2025
- X pays Trump $10M to settle 2021 Twitter suspension suit$10MPrivate ActionFebruary 2025
- Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA chief despite no climate backgroundGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Senate confirms hedge fund founder Bessent as Treasury SecretaryGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Senate confirms Hegseth as Defense Secretary on Vance tiebreakerGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump restarts stalled natural gas export approvals paused by BidenGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump committees paid Dhillon Law $13.9M before founders joined admin$13.85MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump PAC paid Blanche Law $9.3M before Blanche became Deputy AG$9.27MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump PAC paid Otis Law $2M before Sauer became Solicitor General$2.02MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump PACs paid Habba's firm $8.9M before Habba joined White House$8.92MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump launches $TRUMP memecoin days before inaugurationPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- UAE-backed Aryam buys 49% of Trump crypto venture four days before inauguration$500MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Axon Enterprise donates $500K to Trump-Vance inaugural$500KPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Boeing Co donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Hanwha US subsidiaries donate $2M to Trump-Vance inaugural$2MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Honeywell International donates $500K to Trump-Vance inaugural$500KPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Jared Isaacman donates $2M to Trump-Vance inaugural$2MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Meta donates $1M to Trump inauguration amid admin outreach$1MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Meta pays $22M to Trump library to settle Facebook ban suit$25MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- RTX Corp donates $500K to Trump-Vance inaugural$500KPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Second Front Systems donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Textron Inc donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1MPrivate ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on Day OneGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump order ends EV mandates and state emissions waiversGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviewsGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump order directs agencies to rescind energy-burdening regulationsGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump order directs EPA to reconsider 2009 endangerment findingGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Trump revokes twelve Biden climate and environmental ordersGovernment ActionJanuary 2025
- Dar Global and Trump Org launch $533M Trump Tower Jeddah$533MPrivate ActionDecember 2024
- Justin Sun anchors Trump DeFi token sale with $30M buy$30MPrivate ActionNovember 2024
- Elon Musk donates $249.26M to AMERICA PAC$249.26MPrivate ActionNovember 2024
- Elon Musk donates $925K to Trump 47 Committee$924.6KPrivate ActionOctober 2024
- Trump family launches World Liberty Financial crypto platformPrivate ActionSeptember 2024
- Imaad Zuberi routes $900K to Trump inaugural via shell company$900KPrivate ActionJanuary 2017
People
Derived from affiliations to organizations in this sector.
Donald TrumpChief Executive, Department of Defense · Government Official
Elon MuskCEO, SpaceX · Private Sector Figure- Jared IsaacmanFounder, Draken International · Private Sector Figure
Pete HegsethSecretary, Department of Defense · Government Official
Troy MeinkSecretary, U.S. Air Force · Government Official
Topics
- AI Chip Export Policy
- AI Industry Deregulation
- AI Industry Political Spending
- Canada-US Trade Relations
- Climate Policy Rollback
- Corporate Favors
- Corporate Gifts to Trump
- Crypto Deregulation
- Deregulation
- DOJ Political Interference
- Donor Influence and Access
- Drug Pricing Policy
- Elon Musk / DOGE Conflicts
- Federal Lands Giveaways
- Fossil Fuel Deregulation
- Government Shutdown
- Libertarian Political Influence
- Lutnick Commerce Department
- MAGA Inc. Pay-to-Play
- Media Settlements
- Presidential Self-Dealing
- Private Equity & Alternative Assets
- Qatar Jet Gift
- Saudi-Trump Nexus
- Tariff Pressure
- Tech Export Controls
- Trump 2024 Outside Spending
- Trump Cabinet
- Trump Crypto Conflicts
- Trump Family Business Dealings
- Trump Pardons
- Trump Presidential Library
- Trump-Vance Inaugural Fund
- UAE-Trump Nexus
- White House Ballroom Donors