A further eight countries have joined the US Army’s uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS (C-UAS) marketplaces after a signing ceremony took place at the 2026 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition this week.
Representatives from Albania, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Japan, Kuwait, Morocco and Panama, including defence ministers and general officers, joined US counterparts on stage to formalise their participation.
The online platforms, one dedicated to UAS and one to C-UAS capabilities, enable partner nations to order pre-cleared, standard-configuration UAS and C-UAS systems directly through pre-established contracts. The US Army said it can reduce procurement timelines from months to days.
In June, nine European partners (Denmark, France, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom) joined the marketplaces. Since then, 29 additional partners have joined the marketplace framework.
The following partners are currently signatories of the marketplaces:
- Albania
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Italy
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Panama
- Poland
- Romania
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
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Image: From left to right, Maj. Gen. Petrit Çuni, Brig. Gen. Martin Corriveau, Tomislav Galić, Brig. Gen. Pilot Islam Badawi, Honorable Brent Ingraham, Honorable Adam Telle, General (Ret.) Robert Brown, Maj. Gen. Susumu Kinoda, Dr. Anood Al Toryman, Colonel Major Youssef Moukadiri, Mr. Jose Miguel Aleman Healy, participate in the marketplace signing ceremony. (Steven Lusher)
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