Kuwait military says hostile drones detected in airspace

DUBAI (Reuters) : 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. بيان رقم (61) صرّح المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع العقيد الركن سعود عبدالعزيز العطوان بأن القوات المسلحة رصدت، فجر اليوم، عددًا من المسيّرات المعادية داخل المجال الجوي الكويتي، وتم التعامل معها وفق الإجراءات المعتمدة. وتؤكد القوات المسلحة جاهزيتها الكاملة للحفاظ على أمن الوطن… pic.twitter.com/9AVrzwHBUy — KUWAIT ARMY – الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) May 10, 2026 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.