Editing Kuwait Armed Forces (section)

=== October 1994 crisis with Iraq ===

In 1994, the Kuwait Armed Forces entered their fifth alert phase with the beginning of the [[Iraq disarmament crisis]] in October, and the Kuwait Air Force signed on the delivery of [[Starburst surface-to-air missile|Starburst]] missile systems.

In 1995, the Desert [[Warrior tracked armoured vehicle]] and the [[BM-30 Smerch]] System entered into service with the Kuwait Army.

In 1996, the [[M1A2 Abrams]] main battle tank and the [[BMP-3]] infantry fighting vehicle entered Kuwaiti service. During the same year, the [[Mubarak al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College]] ({{langx|ar|كلية مبارك العبدالله للقيادة و الأركان المشتركة - دولة الكويت}}), named in memory of [[Lieutenant General]] Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1934–1987), opened.