Kuwait Seeks $1.98B in U.S. Counter-Drone Systems After Iranian Shahed Drone Kills One at Airport
The State Department approved a potential foreign military sale to Kuwait for Anduril-made systems days after an Iranian Shahed-136 drone struck Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1.
deccanchronicle.comAn Iranian Shahed-136 drone struck Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 on or before June 4, 2026, killing one person and injuring 63 others. Kuwaiti officials released video of the attack on the terminal. 98 billion foreign military sale to Kuwait for Anduril-made counter-drone systems shortly after the incident.
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The Government of Kuwait requested to buy counter-unmanned aerial systems platforms, the State Department said in a press release. The package includes Roadrunner-Munition and Anvil-Kinetic counter-unmanned aerial systems platforms, launch boxes, lattice command and control, Long Range Sentry Tower with Fire Control, Long Range Sentry Tower-82 Mobile, Extended Range Sentry Towers, Maritime Sentry Towers, pulsar electromagnetic warfare systems, and menace tactical operations centers.
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The proposed sale will improve Kuwait's capability to meet current and future threats by providing electronic and kinetic defeat capabilities against unmanned aerial systems, the State Department said.
Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its military police forces, the State Department added.
Two Roadrunners return autonomously to base after intercepting non-threatening air targets, according to Anduril Industries. Roadrunner’s vertical takeoff and landing capabilities allow warfighters to recover and redeploy for the next mission, the company said.
The package is intended to address lower-altitude drone threats, including small drones, Shahed-type one-way attack drones, and swarms, where using multi-million-dollar Patriot interceptors may be inefficient.
