Kuwait, UAE detect hostile drones in airspace

Update Kuwait, UAE detect hostile drones in airspace
Kuwait's national flags outside the landmark Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City on December 16, 2023. (AFP)
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Updated 10 May 2026 13:58
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Kuwait, UAE detect hostile drones in airspace

Kuwait, UAE detect hostile drones in airspace
  • Kuwait's military says it has responded to a morning drone attack
  • UAE says targeted by two Iranian drones

DUBAI: Kuwait’s army said ​it detected and dealt with several hostile drones in the country’s airspace at dawn, marking ‌the first ‌such ​incident ‌since ⁠a ​ceasefire in the ⁠Iran war came into effect in April.

The ‌United ​Arab ‌Emirates' ⁠air defences also ​dealt ⁠with ⁠two ‌drones ‌coming ​from ‌Iran ‌on ‌Sunday, the defence ⁠ministry ⁠said.


Earlier this week, air ⁠defenses in the ‌United ‌Arab Emirates engaged ​two ‌Iranian ballistic ‌missiles and three drones, leaving three people injured.

Kuwait had previously ‌said its air defenses dealt with Iranian ⁠missiles ⁠and drones during the war, including a wave of Iranian drones on April 8 that targeted vital infrastructure.