Published : 10 Mar 2026, 10:16 PM
Here are statistics released by Gulf defence ministries and militaries on drones and missiles that Iran has fired at their territories since the start of the US-Israeli air war against Iran, as of Mar 9:
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Ballistic missiles:
● 253 ballistic missiles detected
● 233 intercepted
● 18 fell into the sea
● 2 landed on UAE territory
Drones:
● 1,440 drones detected
● 1,359 intercepted
● 81 fell within UAE territory
Cruise missiles:
8 detected and destroyed
QATAR
Ballistic missiles:
● 127 ballistic missiles detected
● 118 intercepted
Drones:
● 63 drones detected
● 47 drones intercepted
Cruise missiles:
● 7 cruise missiles detected and intercepted
Aircraft:
● 2 Sukhoi SU-24 aircraft detected and intercepted
BAHRAIN
Missiles:
● 105 missiles destroyed
Drones:
● 176 drones destroyed
KUWAIT
Ballistic missiles:
● 120 ballistic missiles detected
● 17 intercepted between March 6-9, no data available before
Drones:
● 308 drones detected
● 22 intercepted between March 6-9
Kuwait reported missile and drone attacks from March 2-5 but gave no specific data. No data was available for Saudi Arabia and Oman.