November 25, 2025 (Middle East) – MBDA, the European defense technology company, has secured its first export contract in the Middle East for the Sky Warden counter‑drone (C‑UAS) system, marking a key milestone in the system’s international expansion. The deal highlights growing regional demand for advanced solutions to detect, track, and neutralize unmanned aerial threats.

The Sky Warden system is a modular and scalable counter‑UAV platform designed to protect fixed sites and mobile operations from small to tactical drones. It integrates multiple detection and defeat layers, including CILAS HELMA‑P laser systems, directional and omni jammers, MBDA HTK interceptors, and Mistral 3 missiles, enabling flexible deployment tailored to evolving threat scenarios.

Central to Sky Warden is its AI-driven command and control capability, which fuses sensor data from radar, electro-optical, infrared, and RF systems. This allows operators to rapidly identify, classify, and engage potential UAV threats with high accuracy, minimizing collateral risk while maximizing airspace protection.

The export contract represents MBDA’s entry into the Middle Eastern C‑UAS market, reflecting increased interest from regional militaries and security organizations in autonomous and layered air defense technologies. Analysts note that Sky Warden’s modularity and advanced engagement options make it particularly suited to high-threat environments and critical infrastructure protection.

This milestone underscores MBDA’s strategy to expand its global footprint in counter-drone solutions, providing partners with cutting-edge systems that combine lethality, automation, and scalability to address a rapidly evolving aerial threat landscape.

Key Highlights

• MBDA secures its first Middle East export contract for the Sky Warden counter-drone system

• Sky Warden features modular, layered defense including lasers, jammers, interceptors, and missiles

• AI-driven command and control enables rapid detection, classification, and engagement of UAV threats

• System designed for both fixed site and mobile deployments in high-threat environments

• Contract reflects growing regional demand for advanced counter-drone technologies