Kuwait International airport was struck by a fresh wave of hostile drone attacks on 3 June. The drones caused significant structural damage to Terminal 1 and wounded several individuals.

Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, official spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, blamed the strikes on “criminal Iranian aggression”. He confirmed that the injured had been evacuated for medical care and stated that the armed forces remain in a state of complete readiness to secure the state.

The incident is the third major drone strike on the hub in recent months. On 1 April, a drone strike hit fuel tanks managed by Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company, sparking massive fires. On March 28, another multi-drone raid severely damaged the airport’s primary radar systems.

The airport is being expanded with the construction of a new terminal, and works on the project are expected to be completed by 2027. It consists of three packages.

These are:

• Package 1: Main works – $4,329m
• Package 2: Multistorey car park building, connection roads, bridges and landscaping works – $550m
• Package 3: Aircraft parking, runways and service buildings – $950m

Turkiye’s Limak Holding is executing the main works.

The terminal building was designed by Foster+Partners and Gulf Consult.