# Kuwait buys £370 million UK-made air defence system

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Topic: Business · Status: published · Version: 1
Published: 2026-10-10T17:46:14.153Z · Updated: 2026-10-10T17:46:14.153Z
Record: https://davids.news/s/kuwait-buys-370-million-uk-made-air-defence-system-255936d3

The UK government says the contract with MARSS Systems will create 100 UK jobs, with production based in Bristol.

- The government says MARSS will provide and integrate radars, jammers and interceptors with its AI-enabled NiDAR command-and-control platform

Why it matters: The announcement links the defence contract to planned UK manufacturing and engineering jobs.

## Original sources

- [UK Government](<https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-new-uk-jobs-created-as-kuwait-buys-british-made-ai-enabled-air-defence-systems>) — primary announcement
  Source: UK Government 2026 · Original report: 2026-10-09T13:24:48.000Z

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