A £370 million contract reported on 9 October 2026 was set to create 100 new jobs in the UK as Kuwait buys British-built air defence systems from MARSS Systems Limited, an EOS company. The Ministry of Defence said the deal covers jammers, radars and interceptors integrated with MARSS's NiDAR platform, an AI-enabled command and control centre intended to help Kuwait detect, deter and defeat airborne threats. Production was to be based in Bristol, with the company expanding its UK offices.

The contract forms part of the UK's Taskforce Sabre, which brings government and industry together to help Gulf states secure systems and weapons. The ministry linked the deal to earlier Iranian missile and drone attacks in the region. Through 2027, according to MARSS chief executive Johannes Pinl, the company planned to integrate the sensors and effectors protecting Kuwait's people, critical infrastructure and national assets.

Defence Readiness and Industry Minister Luke Pollard said the deal showed the UK supporting regional partners while creating skilled jobs at home. The ministry noted that the UK had already supplied Kuwait with the Rapid Sentry ground-based missile system, and that the RAF's ORCUS drone-detection system also operates in the country.