Counter-UAS (C-UAS) Procurement Surge in the Gulf

The procurement of counter-drone (counter-UAS) systems by Gulf states, covering tenders, contracts, supplier competition and deployments of jammers, RF takeover systems, interceptors and detection sensors to protect bases, cities and energy sites from drone attacks.

The Fujairah port incidents and Iranian drone swarms targeting Gulf energy infrastructure have made counter-UAS the single fastest-growing defense procurement category in the GCC.

This topic page tracks every active C-UAS program across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, covering RF cyber-takeover systems from D-Fend Solutions, kinetic interceptors, soft-kill jammers, mobile counter-drone platforms for the UAE Presidential Guard, and rapid-deployment LNG terminal protection bids.

Featured suppliers include MARSS Group with its NiDAR Command system, Rheinmetall in cooperation with SAMI, Saab, EDGE Group, Lockheed Martin UK with Saudi ERAF, Sentrycs and Blighter.

Operational intelligence for C-UAS OEMs, integrators, critical-infrastructure security planners and defense investors.