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Trump Targets Smaller Firms with Strategic Equity Stakes

12/7/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump plans government equity stakes in strategic industries.
Steve Parker, head of Boeing's defense unit, says the plan excludes major defense firms.
At the Reagan National Defense Forum, Parker says the initiative targets smaller supply-chain firms.
Large contractors such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are expected to invest independently.
The Trump administration has previously taken stakes in companies like Intel for national security.

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U.S. President Donald Trump plans government equity stakes in strategic industries.
Steve Parker, head of Boeing's defense unit, says the plan excludes major defense firms.
At the Reagan National Defense Forum, Parker says the initiative targets smaller supply-chain firms.
Large contractors such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are expected to invest independently.
The Trump administration has previously taken stakes in companies like Intel for national security.