Qatar has finalized a $1 billion defense agreement to acquire Raytheon’s Fixed Site Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), becoming the first international operator of this U.S. counter-drone architecture. As the inaugural foreign sale of FS-LIDS, Qatar’s procurement sets a precedent for next-generation integrated air defense solutions. Qatar’s selection of FS-LIDS reflects a broader trend in the C-UAS market toward multi-layered architectures rather than standalone point defenses. These initiatives aim to strengthen local manufacturing capabilities, enhance supply chain resilience, and support the sustained deployment of Raytheon’s C-UAS solutions among U.S. partners in the Gulf. As more sophisticated C-UAS systems enter service, adversaries will likely develop countermeasures—such as stealthier airframes, advanced swarm tactics, and hardened command links—triggering an action-reaction cycle in unmanned aerial warfare.