The US State Department recently approved a potential $1 billion sale of counter-drone technology to Qatar, the latest evidence of keen interest in c-UAS systems in the Gulf.
The approval from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, announced Tuesday, says Qatar seeks to buy 10 Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Defeat System of Systems, thankfully also referred to as FS-LIDS, that include 200 Coyote interceptors, electronic warfare platforms, radars and other equipment, along with US contractor support. The principle contractors for the work, DSCA said, would be Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and R&D company SRC.
US approves potential $1 billion counter-drone tech sale to Qatar – Breaking Defense
