The US government has approved the potential sale of unmanned aerial vehicle defense systems to Kuwait, estimated to be worth nearly $2 billion, the State Department announced yesterday (Friday).
According to the department’s statement, the small Gulf emirate has requested to be provided with systems for countering drones, related equipment, services and training.
According to the department’s statement, the small Gulf emirate has requested to be provided with systems for countering drones, related equipment, services and training.
“The proposed sale will improve Kuwait’s ability to address current and future threats by providing electronic warfare assets and anti-aircraft weapons against unmanned aerial systems,” the US State Department asserted in the statement released.
The prime contractor will be US-based California-based manufacturer Anduril, the statement added.
It is not clear when these systems will be delivered. Often military equipment purchase agreements are implemented after long periods of time.
Kuwait, on whose territory is a major US military base, has repeatedly been targeted by Iran during the Middle East war that erupted with the US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic on 28 February.
On Wednesday, a drone strike hit Kuwait’s international airport, killing one person and wounding dozens of others, despite a supposed ceasefire between the US and Iran since April 8.
