Anvil

On 6 June 2026 the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a $1.98 billion foreign military sale to Kuwait in which Anduril's Anvil is the primary deliverable. The sale was approved three days after an IRGC drone strike hit Kuwait International Airport on 3 June, underscoring the system's direct relevance to the Gulf conflict.

Anvil is an autonomous, AI-guided kinetic interceptor designed to detect, track and destroy hostile unmanned aerial systems. Unlike conventional missile-based Counter-UAS systems, it is designed to be recoverable and reusable, significantly reducing cost-per-Intercept compared to expendable interceptors. It is manufactured by Anduril Industries, the US defence-technology company founded by Palmer Luckey in 2017.

The Kuwait package represents the largest single Anvil deployment contract made public to date. The IRGC's sustained use of one-way attack drones against Gulf targets has created urgent demand for affordable, high-volume Intercept capacity across the region. As CENTCOM stocks of conventional interceptors come under pressure from the volume of IRGC salvos, the Anvil's reusability proposition has gained strategic significance.