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Last Published: 10/30/2018

Overview

 
Kuwait plans to invest considerable resources in safety and security equipment through 2020. Kuwait defense and security forces will be looking to purchase surveillance equipment, perimeter security and control systems, security check point equipment (fences, crash barriers, cameras, access points), explosives and EOD equipment, and contraband detection systems, including scanning systems, as well as consulting services in security planning.
 
Several projects currently under consideration include (additional) camera surveillance systems to be installed in and near most transportation infrastructure points, geospatial intelligence connectivity, maritime netting, and sensors to minimize security threats to vessels and facilities, including oil refineries, power plants (stations), production facilities, and loading platforms, including in ports.  Projects also include hardware and software infrastructure which are needed to support a fully integrated C4ISR system. There are additional opportunities at Kuwait International Airport, which not only is upgrading its security procedures, but also began construction of a new terminal in 2017.
 
Best Prospects/Services
Potential opportunities for U.S. companies include: C4ISR system integration for multiple tie-ins to surveillance systems (cameras, gamma sensors, magnetometers, command and control communications); border fencing and intruder sensing; industrial access controls; maritime surveillance and protection; long-range detection; and airborne systems.
 

Opportunities

Upcoming tenders will be announced for homeland security surveillance cameras, airport security upgrades, oil and oil-related infrastructure security upgrades, border control, and surveillance. Additional projects will range from system integration to hand-held monitoring devices and long-range detection equipment.
 

Web Resources

For additional information on the defense sector, please contact Commercial Specialist Yousif Almahdi at Yousif.Almahdi@trade.gov.
 
 

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